Titusville in Crawford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Western NY and PA Railway Freight Station, 1892
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, August 24, 2017
1. Western NY and PA Railway Freight Station, 1892 Marker
Inscription.
Western NY and PA Railway Freight Station, 1892. . In 1860, Thomas Struthers and his partners formed the Oil Creek Railroad to haul freight, coal, and oil between Corry and Petroleum Centre. The original station was destroyed in Titusville's great flood and fire of 1892, but rebuilt later that year. The Pennsylvania Railroad used the building as a freight house until 1964, when it became a feed mill. In 1983, the Oil Creek Railway Historical Society bought the rail line and the abandoned building. Renovated in 1988, the station serves as the home of the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad, which hauls freight for local industries and operates an excursion passenger line. The OC&TRR carried its 500,000th rider in 2004 and has delivered millions of tons of freight. , In 1984, volunteers met to clean the site. , Freight agent Gerald G. Wallace, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1960. , Freight loading area near International Oil Works, Titusville, PA, 1893 (Mather Photo).
In 1860, Thomas Struthers and his partners formed the Oil Creek Railroad to haul freight, coal, and oil between Corry and Petroleum Centre. The original station was destroyed in Titusville's great flood and fire of 1892, but rebuilt later that year. The Pennsylvania Railroad used the building as a freight house until 1964, when it became a feed mill. In 1983, the Oil Creek Railway Historical Society bought the rail line and the abandoned building. Renovated in 1988, the station serves as the home of the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad, which hauls freight for local industries and operates an excursion passenger line. The OC&TRR carried its 500,000th rider in 2004 and has delivered millions of tons of freight.
In 1984, volunteers met to clean the site.
Freight agent Gerald G. Wallace, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1960.
Freight loading area near International Oil Works, Titusville, PA, 1893 (Mather Photo).
Erected by City of Titusville, Oil Creek Alliance.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 41° 37.444′ N, 79° 40.626′ W. Marker is in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in Crawford County. Marker is on South Perry Street, 0.1 miles north of
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St. John Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 409 South Perry Street, Titusville PA 16354, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad. (Submitted on August 31, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, August 24, 2017
2. Station & Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
