Abandoned P & LE Train Station Needs help! Coraopolis Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

visit us at www.stuffthatsgone.com This was a large passenger station that handled both people and express/baggage. There is a large central tower. At one time, there were covered platforms on both sides of the tracks, with a pedestrian tunnel under the tracks. The station area was used as a stop for the daily P&LE passenger train between Beaver Falls and Pittsburgh until that service ended. The building was converted to an auto parts store in the late '70s?, which resulted in some architectural changes (a new door was put in an odd location). The station has been vacant since the business moved elsewhere. There may be an effort to preserve and renovate the building by a local railroad museum group. The station was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886) who also designed the Allegheny Courthouse and Jail. The station, originally known as the Middletown Station, was completed on February 24, 1879.

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[BigUnitBeef]

Can anyone say railroad museam?

[theqman1956]

@BigUnitBeef I agree!

[pcnetworx1]

I've seen that building before. I'm surprised that building looks so good considering for how long it seems to have been abandoned.

[theqman1956]

I just picked up the Arcadia book on coraopolis, and it stopped operation in 1985. Supposively someone is trying to bring in back to life. Maybe Obama money can come to the rescut.

[AnaPaulinacom]

Was that parking area cobble or grooved?.

[theqman1956]

Brick --common in western PA

[Jamiep84]

Great video as always :)

[olddogpark]

U could Make that a good dinner with out door eating and in door

[MrBob1001000]

Quite surprised to see this video. I grew up in Cory. -- 1969 and there abouts. Used to play down at that train station at times - lower level walkway was flooded back then. Much looks the same after all these years. left in 1973 and been a texas resident since then....

[JosephMUrban]

Coraopolis needs a good place for a Coffee shop - Does anyone know who is championing the restoration project - or trying to get one going? - I recently moved in and would be up for attending the borough council meetings and see what if anything can be done.

[dubdaze68]

There's actually a Penna RR station directly opposite this on the Sewickley side that has survived and is actually being used, a bigger building with the passenger tunnels that crossed underneath still there, but blocked off. Was a doctor's office the last time I saw.

[shadysidelantern]

A couple of minor notes: The station was built in 1895 & the architects were Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, the firm that Richardson designated as his successors. There are plans to restore the station - a little has been accomplished - but as usual, funding is a problem. Its near twin has been restored in Beaver, PA

[CSXandSpartanfan33]

Yea let's save it

[pennyf9]

see my video on the abandoned N.Y.O.W. station in middletown, great condition but only the south tower was damaged by fire by a hobo. great station!