The P&WV Hi-Line

Rich_S · Joined: 23 Aug 2011 Posts: 253 Location: Baden, PA

Hello Group,
looking at the photos of the different stations used on the P&WV, it appears Avella, Hickory, Hopedale and Mingo stations were all built from a similar design? How many different station designs did the P&WV have? Other than the stations I listed, what other stations had twins?

Second question: I was told many years ago that there was a very small passenger shelter near or under the bridge that crosses over the P&WV near the East end of Gladden siding, was this correct or just somebody's faded memory?
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Rich S.

jayrod · Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 494 Location: Akron, OH

From the few station photos out and about, it does appear that quite a few stations shared very similar design features. There may have been a standard "style" so to speak when a lot of them were initially built but they may not be dimensionally identical due to the needs and size of the local communities. Did the stations have a standard color scheme?
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Aka, jayrod

Longview Station · Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 176 Location: Longview Station

You have to take into consideration when the P&WV was built, the first 60 miles from Pittsburgh Junction to Pittsburgh were Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal heritage. The P&WV then absorbed the West Side Belt with Longview and Clairton Stations but added Sudan and Monessen Stations giving them 4 identical designed stations. Bruceton, West Liberty Bridgeville, Venice, Rook and Penowa can be added into the mix.

Many years ago Ed McDonald and myself measured all the remaining stations and sought out the foundations for others. Ed also determined einsel brick covered some of the stations and if you carefully looked, you could see some of the original colors and signage for the remaining stations. Give the folks at the A.D. White Society a tip of the hat for restoring Avella.

Anyone care to organize a smalll group of people to approach the W&LE about doing some cosmetic restoration to Bruceton ? I noted a small hole in the front roof that should be repaired and it needs a through cleaning and painting before it becomes a eyesore and is torn down.

PWVJer · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 946

Count JR/JZ & the Hi-Line Staff in for some paint'n & calking!
Heck, with the WE folks roll'n in $$$, they might,
chip-in for all the materials!
What a great home "Bruceton Station" would make for all the P&WV
Archive Material(s) & private collected historical stuff!
Maybe, hee-hee, you could float some thoughts & Ideas
to the Brewester folks. The Timing may now be right!

camp car bill · Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 87 Location: carnegie pa

[quote="PWVJer"]Count JR/JZ & the Hi-Line Staff in for some paint'n & calking!
Heck, with the WE folks roll'n in $$$, they might,
chip-in for all the materials!
What a great home "Bruceton Station" would make for all the P&WV
Archive Material(s) & private collected historical stuff!
Maybe, hee-hee, you could float some thoughts & Ideas
to the Brewester folks. The Timing may now be right![/quote]

PWVJer · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 946

Hey Bill,
Think we can still count on you
for any "High-Work"?
I'll bet Station Roofs were a Day-at -beach compared
to hang'n over the Wiskey-Run bridge or
the Mingo span jobs.
JZ.

camp car bill · Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 87 Location: carnegie pa

JZ,

Walking on high stuff is still OK but climbing is out.I will be 80 in November.

CCB
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Rich_S · Joined: 23 Aug 2011 Posts: 253 Location: Baden, PA