Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station

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]

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.
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station, April 2007
General information
Line(s)Pittsburgh Subdivision
History
Opened1898
ClosedJuly 12, 1985
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Mars
toward Chicago
 Main Line Connellsville
toward Jersey City
Millvale
toward Chicago
 Braddock
toward Jersey City
Hazelwood
toward Cincinnati
 Cincinnati – Pittsburgh Terminus
Terminus Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Ribold Junction
toward Buffalo
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Coraopolis
toward Youngstown
 Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
Main Line
 Terminus
McKee's Rocks
toward Youngstown
Terminus Pittsburgh – Brownsville 22nd Street
toward Brownsville
Youghiogheny Branch South Side
toward Connellsville
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station is located in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station is located in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station is located in the United States
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station
LocationSmithfield St. at Carson St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°26′1″N 80°0′14″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1898
ArchitectBurns, William George
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Edwardian
NRHP reference No.74001743[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1974
Designated CPHSMarch 15, 1974[2]
Designated PHLF1970[3]

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)
  • 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. "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. National Railway Publication Company. 89 (5). October 1956.
  8. "New York Central Railroad, Tables 170, 171, 172". Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 89 (5). October 1956.

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