SCHUYLKILL COUNTY

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EXISTING STATIONS
Station
Name		 Original
Railroad 		Current
Location		 Type Date
Built		 Current
Use		 Track
Status		 Building
Material		 More
Info
Andreas Andreas Road F ???? Vacant Gone Concrete  
Ashland E. Spruce Street F 1900 Business In Use Brick  
Ashland   Hoffman Blvd. C 1855 Vacant In Use Stone  
Auburn Front Street P 1927 Residence In Use Brick  
Barnesville Off PA54 P 1928 Vacant In Use Wood
BRANCH DALE PA 209 P ???? Residence Gone Wood
Cressona Front Street next to overpass P 1931 Storage In Use Brick
East Mahanoy Junction Off State Rd.(Township Rd. #891) C 1917 Residence In Use Wood
Frackville
(Temple)		 Tuckerton Road in Temple (Berks Co.) F Railroad 1905 In Use Wood
Gilberton Main St. at Gravel Pit C 1880 Business In Use Wood
Hecksherville Located in a field opposite 793 Valley Road, Pottsville, PA. F ???? Vacant Gone Wood
Irving Pine Grove Historical Society, 205 North Tulpehocken Street, Pine Grove C ???? Museum None Wood  
mCaDOO   East Taylor Street C 1908 Residence In Use Wood
Minersville 113 Sunbury St. C 1913 Civic In Use Brick/
Stone
Molino Penn St. Port Clinton, PA P 1875 Museum None Wood
Moyers Moyers Station Rd. near PA895 C 1887 Residence Gone Wood
New Ringgold Penn St. Port Clinton, PA P 1875 Museum None Wood
Port Clinton   Railroad Avenue C 1990s Railroad In Use Wood
Pottsville 101 East Union Street P 1851 Offices None Brick
rock Covered Bridge Road (first house on the right south of 895 - Rock Rd.) C 1900 Residence Gone Wood
Schuylkill Haven West Main P 1901 Civic In Use Stone
Shenandoah South Main Street F 1910 Storage Gone Wood  
Snyders
(West PEnn)		   Off PA309 on the south side of Blue Mountain Rd. C ???? Vacant Gone Wood
Swatara Off US 209 P 1918 Hunting Shack In Use Wood  
Tamaqua Mauch Chunk St. (PA 309) and Broad St. P 1874 Civic In Use Brick/
Stucco
Tremont Pine St. and North Crescent St. C 1924 Business In Use Brick
STATIONS OF THE PAST
Station
Name		 Original
Railroad		 Notes
Adamsdale Built by the Pennsylvania Schuylkill Valley Railroad which was leased by the PRR starting in 1885.
Ashland   Shared by the P&R and Lehigh Valley railroads.
Ashland This station was located on South Railroad Street near the existing freight station. There is a Dollar general store there now.
Auburn  
Boston Run
(Wiggan)		 Boston Run was formerly called Wiggan and this was probably the first station there, a simple shelter.
Buck Mountain  
Buck Mountain This station was located about 100 yards from the north portal of the Mahanoy Tunnel. 
Conner  
Delano Built in 1930 this station sat near the intersection of Hazle and Hickory Streets. It was demolished in 2002. Some have claimed that this building was not a station, but rather a division office. Can someone confirm that with a picture of the actual station that supposedly sat nearby?
DONALDSON Although several people have claimed otherwise, the existing building next to the tracks on Martin Street is NOT a railroad station. It is a warehouse that was built in 1970. Does anyone have an old photo of the station?
Frackville  
Girardville Built in 1880.
Good Spring  
Gordon Smaller photo shows P&R yards and depot looking west.
Landingville  
Locustdale  
Lofty  
Mahanoy City The caption of this photo said it was Mahanoy City, but that seems suspect. This may have been a waiting shelter somewhere in or around the town. Does anyone know for sure where this was?
Mahanoy City This station was on North Main Street.
Mahanoy City This station was at North Main and Railroad Streets.
Mahanoy Plane  
Middleport  
Mine Hill Crossing  
Morea  
New Boston  
Oneida  
Orwigsburg The passenger and freight stations were on the west side of Station Road.
Park Place  
Pine Grove Built in 1854, this combination station was acquired from the Schuylkill & Susquehanna RR.
Port Clinton  
Pottsville This station was built in 1887 and sat on Norwegian and Railroad Streets. Demolished in 1963 to make room for a parking lot.
Pottsville Built in 1886.
Quakake  
Ringtown  
Schuylkill Haven Built by the Pennsylvania Schuylkill Valley Railroad which was leased by the PRR starting in 1885.
Schuylkill Haven This was the first RDG station which sat on the same site as the existing 1901 station.
Schuylkill Haven This freight station was near the passenger station.
Shenandoah This station was located near the corner of Lloyd & Lehigh Streets. It was demolished in the 1950's.
St. Clair This station was located on the north end of Third Street. Another P&R station was located on the west end of Patterson Street.
St. Nicholas Built around 1880, this station was located off PA54.
Sheppton  
Tamaqua Freight station.
1895 Schuylkill County Railroad Map
Notes About Existing Stations...

Barnesville (RDG) - Station has fallen into disrepair.

Branchdale (MH&SH) - Currently use as a post office and residence. Can anyone confirm that this is in fact a MH&SH station and provide more info?

Donaldson (RDG) - Used as a workshop for a trucking company.

East Mahanoy Junction (RDG) - RR water tower nearby. Another Photo.

Frackville (RDG) - Moved from Frackville to Temple (Berks Co.) in 1984 by the Blue Mtn. & Reading.

Gilberton (RDG) - Now a scale house at the Gilberton Coal Co. Moved in 1955.

Hecksherville (RDG) - There is also what appears to be an engine house on this site.

McAdoo (LV) - Moved about 100 feet away from the active R&N tracks.

Minersville (RDG) - This station has been restored.

Molino (RDG) - Moved in 1968. At the Northern Berks/Southern Schuylkill Historical Association Transportation Museum in Port Clinton.

Moyers (RDG) - The tracks were removed here in 1944.

New Ringgold (RDG) - Moved in 1973. At the Northern Berks/Southern Schuylkill Historical Association Transportation Museum in Port Clinton.

Port Clinton (R&N) - This replica station was built by the Reading & Northern and is used for its headquarters.

Pottsville (RDG) - Only restored headhouse remains.

Rock (RDG) - This building served as ticket office, express office, post office and general store.

Schuylkill Haven (RDG) - Architect was Alex Smith of Reading. Station is now used as the borough hall.

Shenandoah (PRR) - PRR right of way from Frackville to St Nicholas (original line to Shenandoah) was obtained from the P&R in a trade. The PRR received the remainder of the P&R (S&S) line to Rockville along the Susquehanna.

Snyders (LV) - West Penn was located near the village of Snyders. The station was moved to Mountain Road in the mid-1950's. It was moved a second time to its current location.

Tamaqua (RDG) - Restoration completed. Now houses a museum and restaurant.

Tremont (RDG) - Now houses the Tremont Nursing Home office.