Greenville in Mercer County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Phone Box

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2021

1. Phone Box Marker

Inscription. Phone boxes like this wooden one, or the concrete box across the parking lot, would be situated at points along the track where trains were likely to stop, such as at signal lights. The conductor could call the dispatcher to pass along or receive necessary information about train movements.

This phone box was located in Osgood, Pa.
Donated by Lee Greenfield

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 41° 24.459′ N, 80° 22.896′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 358) and Union Street, on the right when traveling west. Phone box and marker are located on the Greenville Railroad Park & Museum grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 314 Main Street, Greenville PA 16125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mile Post (here, next to this marker); Whistle Post (here, next to this marker); Semaphore Signal (here, next to this marker); Dwarf Signal Light (here, next to this marker); The Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (a few steps from this marker); Steam Engine #304/604

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(a few steps from this marker); Wheeling & Lake Erie Caboose #0205 (a few steps from this marker); Bessemer Ore Jenny #20567 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Greenville Railroad Park & Museum

Also see . . . Telephone Huts.

The B&O used many of these concrete buildings all over the place at one time. They were replaced by the small telephone box, which in turn, hasn't seen a telephone for many a year once radios became the standard. With fiber optics being the norm now, the old telephone lines have been removed.

(Submitted on February 3, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2021

2. Phone Box

Phone Box Interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2021

3. Phone Box Interior

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 3, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.