Erie Railroad Station - Susquehanna, PA
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ripraff
N 41° 56.701 W 075° 36.548
18T E 449509 N 4643850
This was a train station and hotel for the Erie Railroad, at times they also used it for offices and sleeping quarters for railway workers
Waymark Code: WMPE6D
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2015
Views: 1
wikipedia:"The Erie Railroad Station in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania was built by the Erie Railway (later reorganized as the Erie Railroad) in 1863. The three-story Gothic Revival structure included a large hotel, called Starrucca House, with rooms for 200 people and a 120 feet (37 m) long dining room. Overall building size is 327 feet (100 m) length by 40 feet (12 m) width.
The railroad converted the hotel into offices and sleeping quarters for railroad personnel c. 1903. Alterations were made to the building in 1913 and 1917. The Erie Railroad merged into the Erie Lackawanna Railroad in 1960, which ended passenger train service over the former Erie Delaware Division through Susquehanna in 1966. All remaining passenger service on the former Lackawanna route via Scranton, PA, was discontinued on January 6, 1970."
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: No
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
It was being renovated as a railway museum. It is currently up for sale.
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Erie Railroad
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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