North Girard, PA Depot
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Facedances
N 42° 00.882 W 080° 20.613
17T E 554353 N 4651616
This is the Girard Station that served the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern lines.
Waymark Code: WMC7MY
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2011
Views: 4
Girard Station was the original name for the station on the LS&MS. The town was called North Girard before changing it's name to Lake City in the mid 1950s.
As late as the 1940's, both the NYC and PRR had passenger service to North Girard. The tracks are the old New York Central "Water Level Route" from Buffalo to Erie to Cleveland. The Pennsylvania had trackage rights from Girard Junction a few miles west of North Girard to Dock Junction on the west side of Erie, PA where I-79 now crosses the tracks.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
The station is currently the All Aboard Dinor (yes, it's spelled with an "o" as are most around the county and not an "e" like the normal spelling of diner).
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: LS&MS
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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