This article is about the station terminal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For other Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad stations, see Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. For the current occupant, see Station Square.

The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station, now Landry's Grand Concourse restaurant in Station Square Plaza in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an historic building that was erected in 1898. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[4]

History

The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station served as the depot for the passenger rail operations of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad and the Pittsburgh depot from 1934 into the 1960s. Many of the trains making stops here were trains of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which were making their way to Pittsburgh from Baltimore, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, and St. Louis.[5]

In 1934, the B&O obtained trackage rights on the P&LE from New Castle Junction to McKeesport and, until the discontinuance of its passenger service, used the P&LE station to reduce the amount of heavy-curvature trackage required to reach the original B&O station on the opposite side of the Monongahela River.[6]

The station closed in 1985 after the last commuter train to College Hill station was discontinued.

The Pittsburgh Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[4]

Long distance passenger trains

Noteworthy named trains of the B&O included in 1956:[7]

P&LE trains operating as New York Central trains:[8]

  • Pittsburgh-Buffalo Express (Pittsburgh-Erie-Buffalo, with sleepers to Toronto and Albany, eastbound)/Buffalo-Pittsburgh Express (Buffalo-Erie-Pittsburgh with sleepers from Toronto and Albany, westbound)
  • Pittsburgh-Detroit Express (Pittsburgh-Detroit, westbound only)
  • Steel King (Cleveland-Pittsburgh, with sleepers to Washington via the B&O's Washingtonian)

Gallery

  • The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station, c.1905
    The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station, c.1905
  • B&O's Diplomat at the P&LE Station c.1968
    B&O's Diplomat at the P&LE Station c.1968
  • Inside the station concourse
    Inside the station concourse
  • Station Square area of the Monongahela River showing the back of P&LE Railroad Station 1951.
    Station Square area of the Monongahela River showing the back of P&LE Railroad Station 1951.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  3. ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  4. ^ a b "Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  5. ^ Pittsburgh Station, website
  6. ^ Pittsburgh Station, website
  7. ^ "Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Tables A, 13". Official Guide of the Railways. 89 (5). National Railway Publication Company. October 1956.
  8. ^ "New York Central Railroad, Tables 170, 171, 172". Official Guide of the Railways. 89 (5). National Railway Publication Company. October 1956.

External links

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