York WM Freight Station - York, Pennsylvania
N 39° 58.040 W 076° 43.824
18S E 352219 N 4425564
This handsome freight station was built in 1895 by the Western Maryland Railway, shortly after the WM built a line into York in 1893.
Waymark Code: WMD7WY
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2011
Views: 6
York was one of two eastern ends of the Western Maryland Railway, the other being Baltimore. This building would have been the office for managing freight shipments coming onto or coming off of the Western Maryland from other railroads, such as the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Originally this building had a long warehouse extending for quite a distance and attached to the back of the station. It was demolished just a few years ago.
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?:
Abandoned
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: The Western Maryland Railway
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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