The P&WV Hi-Line

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Bruceton Station: Built, Designed & Owned by the
West Side Belt Railroad Co. It was a combination Freight & Passenger
Station structure. Work begun Dec.10, 1918, Station project completed
March 15th, 1919.
Cost Distribution:
ROW $254.00
Labor $1,488.00
Materials $3,162.00
Interest during construction $9.21.

Grand total $4.913.21.
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WSB began Bruceton Freight/Passenger service about 1911 in
two(2) old rail boxcar bodies.

Passenger boarding numbers & profits were a bust!
However, Full Freight Car/LCL business held it's own till Oct. 17th. 1949.
After this date the P&WV closed station operations. Then combined to house
the Car Inspector, Standard Coal Shed & Tool House.
A bit later MOW crews & some equipment.
This later arrangement lasted well into the N&W era.
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The Structure:
Located on 0.02 Acres of ROW.
18' X 48' total size.
Waiting Room/office, 18' 2'' X 17' 2" with wood counter/ bench seats.
Freight Room, 20' X 17' 4".
Ceilings 11' 6".
Brick Chim. with two(2) 9" X 13" flues.

#1 Certificate Bangor Slate* Roof. Exterior Wood Siding,
primed with white-lead and linseed oil. The finish was semi-gloss-white with
charcoal-grey trim (Frame, Doors, Windows).
Sad, all that remains today is the foundation(s) block & poured concrete sections, and that interesting (Brick Floor Base) that was under the freight house section that now sees daylight!
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Info. West Side Belt Railroad Co. Original Completion Report (AFE-3-25 circa 1919, and AFE B-81 circa 1925.
Original P&WV Company AFR/AFE Oct.19 1949 report.
The P&WV Archives do include the Railroad Station Contract specs in more extreme detail. Some where buried??? in archive box's is a station drawing/diagram.