Youngstown station (Pennsylvania Railroad)

Youngstown is a former Pennsylvania Railroad station in Youngstown, Ohio. This station was preceded by another depot, which was condemned and demolished in 1949.[1] Construction of this station began in February 1948, and the completed building was dedicated on March 15, 1949.[2][3]The building was designed by Walker & Weeks, architects of Cleveland, Ohio and built by the Heller-Murray Company of Youngstown, Ohio at a cost of $350,000, or approximately $4.4 million in 2022 US dollars.[2][4]This station closed in 1965, with the termination of remaining commuter service between Youngstown and Euclid Avenue station in Cleveland.[5][6] Ownership of the Lordstown Secondary as well as the station passed from Penn Central to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Conrail, and is currently owned by Norfolk Southern. The station itself was acquired by Phantom Fireworks and previously used as a firework showroom.

Youngstown
General information
Location555 West Federal Street (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard)
Coordinates41.10441°N 80.65824°W / 41.10441; -80.65824
Owned byPhantom Fireworks
Line(s)Norfolk Southern Lordstown Secondary
History
OpenedMarch 15, 1949
ClosedJanuary 29, 1965
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Niles
toward Cleveland
 Cleveland – Pittsburgh New Castle Junction
toward Pittsburgh
Girard
toward Ashtabula
 Ashtabula – Pittsburgh Struthers
toward Pittsburgh

References
  1. Baer, Christopher T. "A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY ITS PREDECESSORS AND SUCCESSORS AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT (1949)" (PDF). The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. "Youngstown Solves Riddle, Gets Pennsy To Build New Station". Akron Beacon Journal. February 8, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  3. "Pennsy Opens New $350,000 Station". Youngstown Vindicator. March 15, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  4. "Congratulations! Pennsylvania Railroad On the Opening of Your New Youngstown Passenger Station". Youngstown Vindicator. March 15, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  5. Baer, Christopher T. "A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY ITS PREDECESSORS AND SUCCESSORS AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT (1965)" (PDF). The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. "Time to Wet Whistle; Last Pennsy Train Here Loaded". Cleveland Plain Dealer. January 30, 1965. p. 5.
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