Washington County Pennsylvania Railroad Stations

WASHINGTON

COUNTY

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EXISTING STATIONS
Station Name	Original Railroad	Current Location	Type	Current Use	Date Built	Track Status	Building Material	More Info
Avella (Prior)		Seneca place off PA50 (Avella Road) (GPS: 40.273650, -80.459956)	C	Society	1904	In Use	Wood
Burgettstown		PA18 northeast of Bridge Street (GPS: 40.387676, -80.387993)	F	Business	????	Gone	Wood
Burgettstown		NE side of North Main Street SE of Whataker Street (GPS: 40.386702, -80.390575)	R	Business	2010	Gone	Wood
California		Temperance Way & Wood Street (GPS: 40.068273, -79.889072)	P	Library	1910	In Use	Brick
Canonsburg		Murdoch Street & Jefferson Avenue (GPS: 40.257489, -80.188225)	P	Civic	1909	In Use	Brick
Finleyville		Ann Street between Boyer Street and Brownsville Road (PA88) (GPS: 40.252395, -80.002060)	C	????	???	In Use	Wood
Washington		273 South Main Street (GPS: 40.166898, -80.244798)	C	Railroad	1888	In Use	Stone/ Wood
Washington		123 Washington Street (GPS: 40.172217, -80.254136)	F	Businesses	1884	In Use	Brick
Washington		South Main Street & Park Avenue (GPS: 40.165243, -80.243660)	P	Storage	1906	Gone	Brick
West Amity		51 West Hillsboro Road (GPS: 40.039795, -80.217699)	P	????	????	Gone	Wood
West Brownsville		South side of Main Street just west of Blaine Avenue. (GPS: 40.023787, -79.892004)	F	Business	????	Gone	Wood
STATIONS OF THE PAST
Station Name	Original Railroad	Notes
Acheson		This station was between George and McCoy.
Allenport		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.
Amwell		This station was near the intersection of Hinerman and Banetown Roads at approximately GPS: 40.105505, -80.243200. This was a flag stop station with a simple shelter. It appears on 1895 maps of Washington and Waynesburg Railroad stations.
Arden (Cooks)
Atlasburg		This station was at the southern end of the Burgetts Branch.
Avella		There was a small freight station just to the NW of the passenger station closer to Wilson Avenue at GPS: 40.274003, -80.460196.
Bairds Station		This station is shown on the 1884 map of the Monongahela River between Black Diamond Station and Webster Station.
Baker
Bentleyville		The passenger and freight stations were on the west side of the tracks north of Washington Street at GPS: 40.118684, -80.006505. The passenger station was closer to Washington Street with the freight station a bit to the north.
Bertha (Dinsmore)
Besco		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ten Mile Run Branch.
Bishop		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Bridgeville & McDonald Branch at the end of the one-mile Miller's Run Extension.
Bishop		This station was one mile from the Cecil station.
Black Diamond Station		This station was along PA837 near Black Diamond Hollow Road at approximately GPS: 40.193047, -79.897499. It is shown there on the 1884 map of the Monongahela River. On the 1905 Sanborn map of Monongahela, the station is show on the west side of Nelson Street on the north side of the tracks at GPS: 40.193445, -79.902228. On that map it appears to be little more than a passenger waiting shed.
Blainesburg		The station was near the north end of Main Street (formerly Railroad Street) at approximately GPS: 40.035677, -79.881701. This station is shown on the 1921 Sanborn map of Brownsville.
Bonnymeade		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Hickory Branch.
Braddock		The station was at the intersection of Braddock Road and Sanitarium Road.
Brevard		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Westland Branch.
Broxton		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Westland Branch.
Bulger		This station was on Lincoln Street just SE of Bulger-Candor Road.
Burgettstown		This station was built in 1883 and was on the NE side of North Main Street SE of Whataker Street (GPS: 40.386702, -80.390575). It was torn down around 2009 and a replica of the station in its original configuration was erected on the same site. Some wood and windows from the original station were used to construct the replica.
Burgettstown		This smaller station (or passenger shelter) was on the north side of Bridge Street along the west bank of the Raccoon Creek at GPS: 40.386722, -80.388313. It is shown on the 1925 Sanborn insurance map.
California		This was the original passenger station here, built in 1886. It was located at GPS: 40.068352, -79.889395. After the new station opened in 1910 it then served as the baggage pickup building.
Canonsburg		The original station was a Chartiers Valley RR station here that was built in 1871. It was located on the same site as the existing station at the corner of Murdoch Street and Jefferson Avenue (GPS: 40.257489, -80.188225). When the new brick station was planned, this station was moved to the west in 1907. Click here to read an excellent article by James T. Herron Jr. from the Jefferson College Times newsletter that details the history of the railroad and stations of Canonsburg.
Canonsburg		Between the time when the original station was moved to the west in 1907 and the new station was built in 1909, there was a small temporary depot, a baggage house (which was an old boxcar) and platform at the west end of the depot site as can be seen in the photo next to the old station which was being prepared for its move (GPS: 40.257321, -80.188678).
Cecil		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Bridgeville & McDonald Branch between Gladden and Bishop.
Cecil (Argyle)
Chambers Mill		This shelter-type station was west of Banetown Road at approximately GPS: 40.096795, -80.241436 on the SE side of the lake. The station was on the west side of the tracks and actually was built on a platform that overhung the water.
Charleroi (McKean Crossing)	Pittsburgh Virginia & Charleston	The first station here was on what is now 2nd Street at approximately GPS: 40.135736, -79.893704. It was on the McKean farm and was known as McKean Crossing or McKean Stop. The 16'x20' building was donated by the McKean family. According to the Mon City News (10-11-1890), in 1890 this station was moved to 5th Street and became the Charleroi station (not sure if it became the passenger or freight station). The 1894 map shows both passenger and freight stations of similar size at 5th Street.
Charleroi		The second wood frame station here was on the SE side of 5th Street on the SW side of the tracks at GPS: 40.138541, -79.897083. It was built in 1891.
Charleroi		The freight station was just to the SE of the passenger station at GPS: 40.138216, -79.896711.
Charleroi		This brick passenger station was built at the same location as the original station on the SE side of 5th Street on the SW side of the tracks at GPS: 40.138541, -79.897083. It was built sometime between 1907-1913.
Charleroi		A larger freight house was built sometime between 1897-1902. It was on the NW side of 4th Street at GPS: 40.137900, -79.896314.
Charleroi (North Charleroi) (Lock No. 4)		This passenger station was on the north side of 4th Street on the west side of the tracks at GPS: 40.151326, -79.907119. A new station was built here in 1883. This station may have also been known as West Monessen.
Chartiers Depot		According to the 1876 atlas, this station was just west of Tunnel #6 in eastern Buffalo Township.
Cherry Valley		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings at the end of the Hickory Branch. This line served the Pittsburgh & Eastern Colliery No.3 here.
Claysville		This station was on Railroad Street at Green Street at GPS: 40.116425, -80.412474.
Coal Bluff Station		This station was in the vicinity of PA-837 and Coal Bluff Road around GPS: 40.240328, -79.962601. It is shown on the 1884 map of the Monongahela River.
Coal Centre		The passenger station was on the SE side of Spring Street on the north side of the tracks at GPS: 40.069877, -79.900200. The freight station was on the SE side of Strawberry Street at GPS: 40.069789, -79.899824.
Coffeys Crossing
Cokeburg (Ontario Jct.)		This was the end of the Cokeburg Branch and is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings. It was also the beginning of the short Ontario Branch.
Cokeburg Junction Station		This was the beginning of the Cokeburg Branch at its junction with the Ellsworth Branch. This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.
Columbia		This became the southern part of Donora.
Condits Crossing
Conger
Cook Station		This early Chartiers Valley station was in the vicinity of Oak Grove Road on the NW side of Washington.
Courtney		A new station was built here in 1883.
Cowden		This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between Southview (George) and National.
Cracker Jack		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.
Crothers Station		This station was on Crothers Station Road off Sunset Beach Road at GPS: 40.150028, -80.370984.
Daniels Run		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.
Denbo		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings and shown on the 1941 county map. The station was between two sidings that served the Relaince Coke Comapny.
Dinsmore		The book "The History of The Panhandle" by Newton, Nichols and Sprankle published in 1879, says that the stations at Dinsmore, Hanlin and Paris Road were all within five miles of each other.
Donora (Webster Sta.)		A new station was built here in 1887. That station was on the south side of 8th Street on the east side of the tracks at GPS: 40.180551, -79.854318. The station name was changed from "Webster" to "Donora" in 1900 with the town of Donora incorporated in 1901.
Donora		A new brick station was built here in 1903. It was on the north side of 8th Street on the west side of the tracks at GPS: 40.180983, -79.854556. The station was built to the the same plan as the station built at Clairton the same year.
Donora		A new freight station was built here in 1903. It was a frame station with a two-story brick head end on the north side. It was on the south side of 8th Street on the West side of the tracks at GPS: 40.180459, -79.854626.
Dunn (Dunns Station)
Ellsworth		There was a passenger station and a freight station here. Both are listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.
Elrama (Elben)		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings. The station was known as Elben until 1907 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Nov. 10, 1907). It may have been called Hilldale previously as it is shown as such on the 1884 map of the Monongahela River.
Falkirk		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Westland Branch.
Fife		This station was likely just a flag stop (without a structure) near the water tank that was here in railroad days. This location is between McMurray and Thompsonville in the general vicinity of GPS: 40.281707, -80.095123.
Finleyville		This older station burned down in 1922 and was replaced with the station that still exists.
Fredericktown		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.
Frye		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.
Geary		This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between Steubenpike and McAdams.
George (Southview)
George (Southview)		This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between McDonald and Cowden.
Greymont		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Langeloth Branch between Sherlock and Studa.
Greenlee		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.
Greer
Hackney		This is not the building that currently sits on SR2007 near the old grade (which looks like it could have been a station but isn't). The station was torn down in 1940 (The Daily Republican, 9-7-1940) and, prior to that, was used as a barn and storage shed by a private owner after the line ceased steam operations in 1933. After the station was torn down the lumber was used to build a sheep shed on a nearby farm. Hackney was the first station built on the line in 1877. That first station burned down due to a gas explosion in 1892 (The Pittsburgh Post, 3-2-1892) and the station listed and pictured here was built to replace that first station.
Hanlin		"IN" tower was near the station. It was off Hanlin Station Road (formerly Eldersville Road) at approximately GPS: 40.367735, -80.467381.
Hazel Kirk		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.
Hendersonville		This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between National and Hills (Hyland).
Hickory
Hickton		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Hickory Branch.
Hills Station (Hyland)		This station was near where Georgetown Road crosses the tracks in the SE part of Lawrenceville. A Chartiers Valley RR station is shown here on the 1876 map. In 1876 it was known as "Hills," but is shown on modern atlases as Hyland. This station is listed as "Hills" on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Chartiers Branch. It was one mile from Tunnel No. 13. The station was likely demolished in the late 1950s.
Hills (Hyland)		This station was near Montour Mine #4 in the vicinity of GPS: 40.297356, -80.109062.
Houston (Houstonville)		In 1876 the Chartiers Valley station here was on the north side of Main Street on the east side of the tracks.
Houston		This shelter-type structure was at Houston, where the track to some coal mines (called the Western Washington Railroad) left the Chartiers Division mainline. The location is about a mile south of the Canonsburg station (west in PRR parlance). The picture was taken after/during a 1912 flood, and the Western Washington bridge over Chartiers Creek probably was under water. The passenger cars probably were there because the Canonsburg station was under water. You can see a path along the passenger cars. Industry was at Canonsburg, and a lot of men walked along the right-of-way to and from work. The plant where radium was produced (and where Madam Curie visited) was only a quarter-mile down the line, behind the cars standing there. Compare this shelter with the one at Greer. Perhaps this shelter had a name, but Sanborn maps don't show this area and no map could be found (yet) showing this buiilding. The 1927 Sanborn map indicates that the main station was on the south side of Main Street on the east side of the tracks at GPS: 40.248268, -80.206295.
Hunts Station		This was a station on the Chartiers Valley RR as shown on the 1876 map. This may be the same station as Houston as it was in that area but on the east side of the river.
Huston Run station		This station was four miles NW of Monongahela where PA837 junctions with Huston Run Road at approximately GPS: 40.231970, -79.972367. It is shown on the 1884 map of the Monongahela River.
Judge Chambers Station		A small waiting shelter was here.
Langeloth		This station was on Townsite Street (formerly Main Street) just north of Eleanor Street at GPS: 40.360714, -80.407514. It is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Langeloth Branch which ran from Vanlear to the Knox Colliery near Studa.
Library Junction		This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between McMurray and Library.
Lock No. 4 Station		See listing above for Charleroi/North Charleroi.
Lucyville		See entry for Roscoe below.
Luellen		This would have been a very early station on the line. Luellen has not been a town since the early 1900s, if it was ever a town at all. No sign of rails in the area at all. It was in the vicinity of GPS: 40.054995, -80.235780.
Mancha		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Cokeburg Branch.
Maple Glen		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.
Marbury		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Langeloth Branch.
Marianna (Zollarsville)		There was a passenger shelter here located on the west side of Daniels Run at approximately GPS: 40.025344, -80.089641. This was the last station on the Ellsworth Branch which ended about 1/2 mile south of the station.
Mc Connells Mills		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Westland Branch.
McCoy		This station was between Acheson and Hickory.
McAdams		This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between Geary and McDonald.
McCracken		There was a shelter-type station here.
McDonald		The passenger and freight station were on the south side of the tracks. The passenger station was on the west side of McDonald Street (at GPS: 40.366967, -80.235268), while the freight station was on the east side (at GPS: 40.367184, -80.234766). In the early years, there was a long woodedn platform across the tracks from the passenger station. This platform was accessed from a bridge over the creek that extended from a 2-story wooden commercial building at the NE end of Station Street. The building contained the post office as well as a telegraph office and some shops. Later it was just a large general store. That building burned down sometime between 1902-1908 and was replaced with the brick building that is there now. The platform was removed and a passenger waiting shed was installed across from the station with a small footbridge over the creek at the end of Station Street.
McDonald		This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between McAdams and Southview (George).
McGugin
McMurray		This station was near the East McMurray Road crossing at approximately GPS: 40.278407, -80.084424.
Meadowlands (Ewings Mills)		This station in shown on the 1876 county atlas as Ewing Station.
Midway		This town was named as such due to the fact that it was midway between Pittsburgh and Steubenville. The station was on the west side of Main Street on the north side of the tracks at GPS: 40.368333, -80.289941.
Millsboro		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings. It was west of what is now Front Street at approximately GPS: 39.986833, -79.995549. This was 2/10th of a mile from the beginning of the Ten Mile Run Branch.
Monongahela		The passenger station was on Railroad Street on the SE side of 2nd Street at GPS: 40.201956, -79.923524. This station was built in 1883.
Monongahela		The first freight station was on Railroad Street on the NE side of the tracks at GPS: 40.202845, -79.924274. A new freight station was built between 1886-1895. The new freight station was across 2nd street from the passenger station at GPS: 40.202175, -79.923766.
Monongahela		This station was across the river in Allegheny County. It sat to the NE of the PA136 bridge (GPS: 40.201129,-79.915854). This was likely the original passenger station and was then used for freight after the new brick station was built.
Monongahela		This appears to be a more modern passenger station.
Morganza		This station served the old Pennsylvania Training School at Morganza (a reform school that was just outside Canonsburg). It was located on Curry Hill Road at GPS: 40.270414, -80.162888.
Morganza		This may have been a later station built here.
Mt. Herman		There was a standard shelter station here. It was gone by 1938.
National		This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between Cowden and Hendersonville.
New Eagle (Bellewood)
Nukoal		This station was between Sugar Camp Road and Bebout Road in Peters Township northeast of McMurray in the vicinity of GPS: 40.281943, -80.066539.
Oak Grove (Morgan's Crossing)		This station was between Arden and Tylerdale.
Palanka		This station was at milepost 1.4 of the Palanka Branch which began at Houston and ended at milepost 1.7.
Paris Road (PAris Crossing)		The book "The History of The Panhandle" by Newton, Nichols and Sprankle published in 1879, says that this was the last station before the Panhandle entered West Virginia. It was near the intersection of Creek Lane Road and Bartleyville Road.
Penowa		This was the last station before the line crossed into West Virginia.
Primrose		An earlier station here burned down in 1903.
Primrose		This station was built in 1904 according to the PCC&St.L Annual Report of that year.
Raccoon (Joffre)		This station was on Station Street at approximately GPS: 40.382093, -80.360216. It was probably torn down in the mid 1960s. A new freight station was built here in 1904 according to the PCC&St.L Annual Report of that year.
Rea		This station was between Woodrow and West Middletown.
Redds Mill		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.
Richfol		This station was between Morganza and Canonsburg.
Ringland
Riverview		This station was between Courtney and New Eagle.
Roscoe (Lucyville)		A new station was built here in 1885. The town was originally known as Lucyville. The station was on the west side of Howard Street on the north side of the tracks at GPS: 40.079579, -79.865684.
Roscoe		Either a new station was built here sometime between 1911-1925 or the original station was moved a bit to the west. The 1925 Sanborn map appears to show a larger station a few feet to the west of where the original depot was on the 1911 map.
Scenery Hill Station		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch. It was along Station Road/Hog Head Lane.
Sherlock		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Langeloth Branch.
Shingiss (Johnson)		Prior to 1895, this station was known as Johnson.
Shire Oaks		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.
Slovan		This station was at milepost 2.6 at the end of the Burgetts Branch according to the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.
Southview		See listing above for "George."
Southview		See listing above for "George."
Stockdale		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.
Studa		This was the end of the 6.6 mile Langeloth Branch that branched off at Vanlear. The station was at milepost 6.2 and the end of the branch was near the Knox Colliery at milepost 6.6.
Sudan Station		This station is not listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings, but is shown on the 1941 county map.
Summit		A small waiting shelter was here. This was between Judge Chambers Station and Braddock.
Taylorstown Station		Also known as Crother's Station, this depot sat across from the post office on a side road off SR3009.
Thompsonville		This station was likely near where Washington Road crossed the tracks.
Tylerdale
Valear		This station was at milepost 1.5 of the Burgetts Branch according to the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings. The Langeloth Branch also began here. Valear was between Burgettstown and Slovan.
Van Eman		This was a station on the Chartiers Valley RR. There is an old grade going south from here. This was the "Chartiers Southern" which started at Van Eman through Eighty Four, to Glyde (where a tunnel is) down to the PRR Marianna Branch. The B&O was supposed to have owned the Chartiers Southern from Eighty Four to Marianna, even though no physical connection existed in between the two railroads. The line was started South from Van Eman in 1908, but was abandoned in 1917 having never been completed.
VanKirk
Van Voorhis (Old Patch)		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch. There was a shelter-type station here.
Venice (Gwendolen)
Vestaburg		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.
Vestaburg
Washington		This was the original passenger station which was built in 1884 and served until the newer brick station was built.
Washington		The passenger station was on the north side of West Chestnut Street at Washington Street just in front of the existsing freight station (GPS: 40.171715, -80.253875).
Washington		The original B&O freighthouse here burned in 1887 and was replaced in 1888.
Weaver		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.
Webster Station		See listing above for Donora.
West Alexander
West Belle Vernon
West Brownsville		In 1888 the passenger station was just west of Bridge Boulevard on the south side of the tracks (GPS: 40.023938, -79.890972). It appeared to be a part of a block of buildings rather than a traditional stand-alone station. This block of buildings included a grocery store and several dwellings. This station appears on several maps through 1901.
West Brownsville		On the 1907 map, a new station appears in approximately the same location as the one listed above. This station, however, is not attached to any other buildings. This may have been the previous station just remodeled and relocated (turned) a bit to orient it in line with the tracks. The 1899 PRR Annual Report says that a brick building at West Brownsville was remodeled for use as a station.
West Brownsville Junction		This station was the beginning of the Redstone Branch which corssed the river into Fayette County. The station was in the general vicinity of GPS: 40.034284, -79.879804.
West Columbia		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.
West Middletown
West Monessen		This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings. It may be the same station as North Charleroi listed above under the listings for Charleroi.
Westland		The Westland Branch went from Houston to Westland via Brevard. This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Westland Branch. The station was at milepost 4.6 nd the end of the Westland Branch was at milepost 5.3.
Woodrow
1895 WASHINGTON COUNTY RAILROAD MAP

Notes About Existing Stations... Avella (P&WV) - Restored by A.D. White Research Society. See restoration photos at their site. Burgettstown (Replica) - The original PRR station at this site was torn down around 2009 and a replica of the station in its original configuration was erected. Some wood and windows from the original station were used to construct the replica. California (PRR) - On National Register of Historic Places. Caboose also on site. Became the library in 1958. Washington (B&O) - The tracks don't see much action anymore besides an almost daily local which wanders down in the evening from Pittsburgh. In 1986, CSX ripped out around 15 miles of track between Wheeling, WV and Claysville, PA, severing the tracks which were once the farthest west in the USA. Station was designed by E F Baldwin. It cost $9,794. According to the B&O Annual Report of 1888, the station was built in that year. Washington (W&W) - Used by Judson and Wiley for storage. It was built for the narrow gauge Waynesburg and Washington railroad back in the 1920's. After the Pennsylvania RR bought out the W&W, the tracks by the station were dual-gauged for a while. The station has beautiful stonework, but it is not in really good shape now. A supply and cement company uses the building for storage, and cement trucks drive down where the tracks were. The tracks were last used in the late 70's/early 80's when Conrail would deliver hoppers to the supply company. West Brownsvile (PRR) - "Train Station Auto." Covered with aluminum siding. This may be the original freight station as the 1886 map shows the freight station at this same location.

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EXISTING STATIONS

Station
Name

Original
Railroad

Current
Location

Type

Current
Use

Date
Built

Track
Status

Building
Material

More
Info

Avella
(Prior)

Seneca place off PA50 (Avella Road)
(GPS: 40.273650, -80.459956)

Society

1904

In Use

Wood

Burgettstown

PA18 northeast of Bridge Street
(GPS: 40.387676, -80.387993)

Business

????

Gone

Wood

Burgettstown

NE side of North Main Street SE
of Whataker Street
(GPS: 40.386702, -80.390575)

Business

2010

Gone

Wood

California

Temperance Way & Wood Street
(GPS: 40.068273, -79.889072)

Library

1910

In Use

Brick

Canonsburg

Murdoch Street & Jefferson Avenue
(GPS: 40.257489, -80.188225)

Civic

1909

In Use

Brick

Finleyville

Ann Street between Boyer Street
and Brownsville Road (PA88)
(GPS: 40.252395, -80.002060)

????

???

In Use

Wood

Washington

273 South Main Street
(GPS: 40.166898, -80.244798)

Railroad

1888

In Use

Stone/
Wood

Washington

123 Washington Street
(GPS: 40.172217, -80.254136)

Businesses

1884

In Use

Brick

Washington

South Main Street & Park Avenue
(GPS: 40.165243, -80.243660)

Storage

1906

Gone

Brick

West Amity

51 West Hillsboro Road
(GPS: 40.039795, -80.217699)

????

Gone

Wood

West Brownsville

South side of Main Street just west of Blaine Avenue.
(GPS: 40.023787, -79.892004)

Business

????

Gone

Wood

STATIONS OF THE PAST

Station
Name

Original
Railroad

Notes

Acheson

This station was between George and McCoy.

Allenport

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.

Amwell

This station was near the intersection of Hinerman and Banetown Roads at approximately GPS: 40.105505, -80.243200. This was a flag stop station with a simple shelter. It appears on 1895 maps of Washington and Waynesburg Railroad stations.

Arden
(Cooks)

Atlasburg

This station was at the southern end of the Burgetts Branch.

Avella

There was a small freight station just to the NW of the passenger station closer to Wilson Avenue at GPS: 40.274003, -80.460196.

Bairds Station

This station is shown on the 1884 map of the Monongahela River between Black Diamond Station and Webster Station.

Baker

Bentleyville

The passenger and freight stations were on the west side of the tracks north of Washington Street at GPS: 40.118684, -80.006505. The passenger station was closer to Washington Street with the freight station a bit to the north.

Bertha
(Dinsmore)

Besco

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ten Mile Run Branch.

Bishop

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Bridgeville & McDonald Branch at the end of the one-mile Miller's Run Extension.

Bishop

This station was one mile from the Cecil station.

Black Diamond Station

This station was along PA837 near Black Diamond Hollow Road at approximately GPS: 40.193047, -79.897499. It is shown there on the 1884 map of the Monongahela River. On the 1905 Sanborn map of Monongahela, the station is show on the west side of Nelson Street on the north side of the tracks at GPS: 40.193445, -79.902228. On that map it appears to be little more than a passenger waiting shed.

Blainesburg

The station was near the north end of Main Street (formerly Railroad Street) at approximately GPS: 40.035677, -79.881701. This station is shown on the 1921 Sanborn map of Brownsville.

Bonnymeade

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Hickory Branch.

Braddock

The station was at the intersection of Braddock Road and Sanitarium Road.

Brevard

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Westland Branch.

Broxton

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Westland Branch.

Bulger

This station was on Lincoln Street just SE of Bulger-Candor Road.

Burgettstown

This station was built in 1883 and was on the NE side of North Main Street SE of Whataker Street (GPS: 40.386702, -80.390575). It was torn down around 2009 and a replica of the station in its original configuration was erected on the same site. Some wood and windows from the original station were used to construct the replica.

Burgettstown

This smaller station (or passenger shelter) was on the north side of Bridge Street along the west bank of the Raccoon Creek at GPS: 40.386722, -80.388313. It is shown on the 1925 Sanborn insurance map.

California

This was the original passenger station here, built in 1886. It was located at GPS: 40.068352, -79.889395. After the new station opened in 1910 it then served as the baggage pickup building.

Canonsburg

The original station was a Chartiers Valley RR station here that was built in 1871. It was located on the same site as the existing station at the corner of Murdoch Street and Jefferson Avenue (GPS: 40.257489, -80.188225). When the new brick station was planned, this station was moved to the west in 1907. Click here to read an excellent article by James T. Herron Jr. from the Jefferson College Times newsletter that details the history of the railroad and stations of Canonsburg.

Canonsburg

Between the time when the original station was moved to the west in 1907 and the new station was built in 1909, there was a small temporary depot, a baggage house (which was an old boxcar) and platform at the west end of the depot site as can be seen in the photo next to the old station which was being prepared for its move (GPS: 40.257321, -80.188678).

Cecil

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Bridgeville & McDonald Branch between Gladden and Bishop.

Cecil
(Argyle)

Chambers Mill

This shelter-type station was west of Banetown Road at approximately GPS: 40.096795, -80.241436 on the SE side of the lake. The station was on the west side of the tracks and actually was built on a platform that overhung the water.

Charleroi
(McKean Crossing)

Pittsburgh
Virginia &
Charleston

The first station here was on what is now 2nd Street at approximately GPS: 40.135736, -79.893704. It was on the McKean farm and was known as McKean Crossing or McKean Stop. The 16'x20' building was donated by the McKean family. According to the Mon City News (10-11-1890), in 1890 this station was moved to 5th Street and became the Charleroi station (not sure if it became the passenger or freight station). The 1894 map shows both passenger and freight stations of similar size at 5th Street.

Charleroi

The second wood frame station here was on the SE side of 5th Street on the SW side of the tracks at GPS: 40.138541, -79.897083. It was built in 1891.

Charleroi

The freight station was just to the SE of the passenger station at GPS: 40.138216, -79.896711.

Charleroi

This brick passenger station was built at the same location as the original station on the SE side of 5th Street on the SW side of the tracks at GPS: 40.138541, -79.897083. It was built sometime between 1907-1913.

Charleroi

A larger freight house was built sometime between 1897-1902. It was on the NW side of 4th Street at GPS: 40.137900, -79.896314.

Charleroi
(North Charleroi)
(Lock No. 4)

This passenger station was on the north side of 4th Street on the west side of the tracks at GPS: 40.151326, -79.907119. A new station was built here in 1883. This station may have also been known as West Monessen.

Chartiers Depot

According to the 1876 atlas, this station was just west of Tunnel #6 in eastern Buffalo Township.

Cherry Valley

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings at the end of the Hickory Branch. This line served the Pittsburgh & Eastern Colliery No.3 here.

Claysville

This station was on Railroad Street at Green Street at GPS: 40.116425, -80.412474.

Coal Bluff Station

This station was in the vicinity of PA-837 and Coal Bluff Road around GPS: 40.240328, -79.962601. It is shown on the 1884 map of the Monongahela River.

Coal Centre

The passenger station was on the SE side of Spring Street on the north side of the tracks at GPS: 40.069877, -79.900200. The freight station was on the SE side of Strawberry Street at GPS: 40.069789, -79.899824.

Coffeys Crossing

Cokeburg
(Ontario Jct.)

This was the end of the Cokeburg Branch and is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings. It was also the beginning of the short Ontario Branch.

Cokeburg Junction Station

This was the beginning of the Cokeburg Branch at its junction with the Ellsworth Branch. This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.

Columbia

This became the southern part of Donora.

Condits Crossing

Conger

Cook Station

This early Chartiers Valley station was in the vicinity of Oak Grove Road on the NW side of Washington.

Courtney

A new station was built here in 1883.

Cowden

This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between Southview (George) and National.

Cracker Jack

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.

Crothers Station

This station was on Crothers Station Road off Sunset Beach Road at GPS: 40.150028, -80.370984.

Daniels Run

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.

Denbo

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings and shown on the 1941 county map. The station was between two sidings that served the Relaince Coke Comapny.

Dinsmore

The book "The History of The Panhandle" by Newton, Nichols and Sprankle published in 1879, says that the stations at Dinsmore, Hanlin and Paris Road were all within five miles of each other.

Donora
(Webster Sta.)

A new station was built here in 1887. That station was on the south side of 8th Street on the east side of the tracks at GPS: 40.180551, -79.854318. The station name was changed from "Webster" to "Donora" in 1900 with the town of Donora incorporated in 1901.

Donora

A new brick station was built here in 1903. It was on the north side of 8th Street on the west side of the tracks at GPS: 40.180983, -79.854556. The station was built to the the same plan as the station built at Clairton the same year.

Donora

A new freight station was built here in 1903. It was a frame station with a two-story brick head end on the north side. It was on the south side of 8th Street on the West side of the tracks at GPS: 40.180459, -79.854626.

Dunn
(Dunns Station)

Ellsworth

There was a passenger station and a freight station here. Both are listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.

Elrama
(Elben)

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings. The station was known as Elben until 1907 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Nov. 10, 1907). It may have been called Hilldale previously as it is shown as such on the 1884 map of the Monongahela River.

Falkirk

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Westland Branch.

Fife

This station was likely just a flag stop (without a structure) near the water tank that was here in railroad days. This location is between McMurray and Thompsonville in the general vicinity of GPS: 40.281707, -80.095123.

Finleyville

This older station burned down in 1922 and was replaced with the station that still exists.

Fredericktown

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.

Frye

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.

Geary

This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between Steubenpike and McAdams.

George
(Southview)

This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between McDonald and Cowden.

Greymont

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Langeloth Branch between Sherlock and Studa.

Greenlee

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.

Greer

Hackney

This is not the building that currently sits on SR2007 near the old grade (which looks like it could have been a station but isn't). The station was torn down in 1940 (The Daily Republican, 9-7-1940) and, prior to that, was used as a barn and storage shed by a private owner after the line ceased steam operations in 1933. After the station was torn down the lumber was used to build a sheep shed on a nearby farm. Hackney was the first station built on the line in 1877. That first station burned down due to a gas explosion in 1892 (The Pittsburgh Post, 3-2-1892) and the station listed and pictured here was built to replace that first station.

Hanlin

"IN" tower was near the station. It was off Hanlin Station Road (formerly Eldersville Road) at approximately GPS: 40.367735, -80.467381.

Hazel Kirk

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.

Hendersonville

This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between National and Hills (Hyland).

Hickory

Hickton

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Hickory Branch.

Hills Station
(Hyland)

This station was near where Georgetown Road crosses the tracks in the SE part of Lawrenceville. A Chartiers Valley RR station is shown here on the 1876 map. In 1876 it was known as "Hills," but is shown on modern atlases as Hyland. This station is listed as "Hills" on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Chartiers Branch. It was one mile from Tunnel No. 13. The station was likely demolished in the late 1950s.

Hills
(Hyland)

This station was near Montour Mine #4 in the vicinity of GPS: 40.297356, -80.109062.

Houston
(Houstonville)

In 1876 the Chartiers Valley station here was on the north side of Main Street on the east side of the tracks.

Houston

This shelter-type structure was at Houston, where the track to some coal mines (called the Western Washington Railroad) left the Chartiers Division mainline. The location is about a mile south of the Canonsburg station (west in PRR parlance). The picture was taken after/during a 1912 flood, and the Western Washington bridge over Chartiers Creek probably was under water. The passenger cars probably were there because the Canonsburg station was under water. You can see a path along the passenger cars. Industry was at Canonsburg, and a lot of men walked along the right-of-way to and from work. The plant where radium was produced (and where Madam Curie visited) was only a quarter-mile down the line, behind the cars standing there. Compare this shelter with the one at Greer. Perhaps this shelter had a name, but Sanborn maps don't show this area and no map could be found (yet) showing this buiilding. The 1927 Sanborn map indicates that the main station was on the south side of Main Street on the east side of the tracks at GPS: 40.248268, -80.206295.

Hunts Station

This was a station on the Chartiers Valley RR as shown on the 1876 map. This may be the same station as Houston as it was in that area but on the east side of the river.

Huston Run station

This station was four miles NW of Monongahela where PA837 junctions with Huston Run Road at approximately GPS: 40.231970, -79.972367. It is shown on the 1884 map of the Monongahela River.

Judge Chambers Station

A small waiting shelter was here.

Langeloth

This station was on Townsite Street (formerly Main Street) just north of Eleanor Street at GPS: 40.360714, -80.407514. It is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Langeloth Branch which ran from Vanlear to the Knox Colliery near Studa.

Library Junction

This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between McMurray and Library.

Lock No. 4 Station

See listing above for Charleroi/North Charleroi.

Lucyville

See entry for Roscoe below.

Luellen

This would have been a very early station on the line. Luellen has not been a town since the early 1900s, if it was ever a town at all. No sign of rails in the area at all. It was in the vicinity of GPS: 40.054995, -80.235780.

Mancha

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Cokeburg Branch.

Maple Glen

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.

Marbury

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Langeloth Branch.

Marianna
(Zollarsville)

There was a passenger shelter here located on the west side of Daniels Run at approximately GPS: 40.025344, -80.089641. This was the last station on the Ellsworth Branch which ended about 1/2 mile south of the station.

Mc Connells Mills

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Westland Branch.

McCoy

This station was between Acheson and Hickory.

McAdams

This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between Geary and McDonald.

McCracken

There was a shelter-type station here.

McDonald

The passenger and freight station were on the south side of the tracks. The passenger station was on the west side of McDonald Street (at GPS: 40.366967, -80.235268), while the freight station was on the east side (at GPS: 40.367184, -80.234766). In the early years, there was a long woodedn platform across the tracks from the passenger station. This platform was accessed from a bridge over the creek that extended from a 2-story wooden commercial building at the NE end of Station Street. The building contained the post office as well as a telegraph office and some shops. Later it was just a large general store. That building burned down sometime between 1902-1908 and was replaced with the brick building that is there now. The platform was removed and a passenger waiting shed was installed across from the station with a small footbridge over the creek at the end of Station Street.

McDonald

This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between McAdams and Southview (George).

McGugin

McMurray

This station was near the East McMurray Road crossing at approximately GPS: 40.278407, -80.084424.

Meadowlands
(Ewings Mills)

This station in shown on the 1876 county atlas as Ewing Station.

Midway

This town was named as such due to the fact that it was midway between Pittsburgh and Steubenville. The station was on the west side of Main Street on the north side of the tracks at GPS: 40.368333, -80.289941.

Millsboro

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings. It was west of what is now Front Street at approximately GPS: 39.986833, -79.995549. This was 2/10th of a mile from the beginning of the Ten Mile Run Branch.

Monongahela

The passenger station was on Railroad Street on the SE side of 2nd Street at GPS: 40.201956, -79.923524. This station was built in 1883.

Monongahela

The first freight station was on Railroad Street on the NE side of the tracks at GPS: 40.202845, -79.924274. A new freight station was built between 1886-1895. The new freight station was across 2nd street from the passenger station at GPS: 40.202175, -79.923766.

Monongahela

This station was across the river in Allegheny County. It sat to the NE of the PA136 bridge (GPS: 40.201129,-79.915854). This was likely the original passenger station and was then used for freight after the new brick station was built.

Monongahela

This appears to be a more modern passenger station.

Morganza

This station served the old Pennsylvania Training School at Morganza (a reform school that was just outside Canonsburg). It was located on Curry Hill Road at GPS: 40.270414, -80.162888.

Morganza

This may have been a later station built here.

Mt. Herman

There was a standard shelter station here. It was gone by 1938.

National

This station is shown on the 1923 timetable between Cowden and Hendersonville.

New Eagle
(Bellewood)

Nukoal

This station was between Sugar Camp Road and Bebout Road in Peters Township northeast of McMurray in the vicinity of GPS: 40.281943, -80.066539.

Oak Grove
(Morgan's Crossing)

This station was between Arden and Tylerdale.

Palanka

This station was at milepost 1.4 of the Palanka Branch which began at Houston and ended at milepost 1.7.

Paris Road
(PAris Crossing)

The book "The History of The Panhandle" by Newton, Nichols and Sprankle published in 1879, says that this was the last station before the Panhandle entered West Virginia. It was near the intersection of Creek Lane Road and Bartleyville Road.

Penowa

This was the last station before the line crossed into West Virginia.

Primrose

An earlier station here burned down in 1903.

Primrose

This station was built in 1904 according to the PCC&St.L Annual Report of that year.

Raccoon
(Joffre)

This station was on Station Street at approximately GPS: 40.382093, -80.360216. It was probably torn down in the mid 1960s. A new freight station was built here in 1904 according to the PCC&St.L Annual Report of that year.

Rea

This station was between Woodrow and West Middletown.

Redds Mill

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.

Richfol

This station was between Morganza and Canonsburg.

Ringland

Riverview

This station was between Courtney and New Eagle.

Roscoe
(Lucyville)

A new station was built here in 1885. The town was originally known as Lucyville. The station was on the west side of Howard Street on the north side of the tracks at GPS: 40.079579, -79.865684.

Roscoe

Either a new station was built here sometime between 1911-1925 or the original station was moved a bit to the west. The 1925 Sanborn map appears to show a larger station a few feet to the west of where the original depot was on the 1911 map.

Scenery Hill Station

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch. It was along Station Road/Hog Head Lane.

Sherlock

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Langeloth Branch.

Shingiss
(Johnson)

Prior to 1895, this station was known as Johnson.

Shire Oaks

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.

Slovan

This station was at milepost 2.6 at the end of the Burgetts Branch according to the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.

Southview

See listing above for "George."

Southview

See listing above for "George."

Stockdale

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.

Studa

This was the end of the 6.6 mile Langeloth Branch that branched off at Vanlear. The station was at milepost 6.2 and the end of the branch was near the Knox Colliery at milepost 6.6.

Sudan Station

This station is not listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings, but is shown on the 1941 county map.

Summit

A small waiting shelter was here. This was between Judge Chambers Station and Braddock.

Taylorstown Station

Also known as Crother's Station, this depot sat across from the post office on a side road off SR3009.

Thompsonville

This station was likely near where Washington Road crossed the tracks.

Tylerdale

Valear

This station was at milepost 1.5 of the Burgetts Branch according to the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings. The Langeloth Branch also began here. Valear was between Burgettstown and Slovan.

Van Eman

This was a station on the Chartiers Valley RR. There is an old grade going south from here. This was the "Chartiers Southern" which started at Van Eman through Eighty Four, to Glyde (where a tunnel is) down to the PRR Marianna Branch. The B&O was supposed to have owned the Chartiers Southern from Eighty Four to Marianna, even though no physical connection existed in between the two railroads. The line was started South from Van Eman in 1908, but was abandoned in 1917 having never been completed.

VanKirk

Van Voorhis
(Old Patch)

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch. There was a shelter-type station here.

Venice
(Gwendolen)

Vestaburg

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.

Vestaburg

Washington

This was the original passenger station which was built in 1884 and served until the newer brick station was built.

Washington

The passenger station was on the north side of West Chestnut Street at Washington Street just in front of the existsing freight station (GPS: 40.171715, -80.253875).

Washington

The original B&O freighthouse here burned in 1887 and was replaced in 1888.

Weaver

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Ellsworth Branch.

Webster Station

See listing above for Donora.

West Alexander

West Belle Vernon

West Brownsville

In 1888 the passenger station was just west of Bridge Boulevard on the south side of the tracks (GPS: 40.023938, -79.890972). It appeared to be a part of a block of buildings rather than a traditional stand-alone station. This block of buildings included a grocery store and several dwellings. This station appears on several maps through 1901.

West Brownsville

On the 1907 map, a new station appears in approximately the same location as the one listed above. This station, however, is not attached to any other buildings. This may have been the previous station just remodeled and relocated (turned) a bit to orient it in line with the tracks. The 1899 PRR Annual Report says that a brick building at West Brownsville was remodeled for use as a station.

West Brownsville
Junction

This station was the beginning of the Redstone Branch which corssed the river into Fayette County. The station was in the general vicinity of GPS: 40.034284, -79.879804.

West Columbia

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings.

West Middletown

West Monessen

This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings. It may be the same station as North Charleroi listed above under the listings for Charleroi.

Westland

The Westland Branch went from Houston to Westland via Brevard. This station is listed on the 1923 PRR List of Stations & Sidings on the Westland Branch. The station was at milepost 4.6 nd the end of the Westland Branch was at milepost 5.3.

Woodrow

1895 WASHINGTON COUNTY RAILROAD MAP

Notes About Existing Stations...

Avella (P&WV) - Restored by A.D. White Research Society. See restoration photos at their site.

Burgettstown (Replica) - The original PRR station at this site was torn down around 2009 and a replica of the station in its original configuration was erected. Some wood and windows from the original station were used to construct the replica.

California (PRR) - On National Register of Historic Places. Caboose also on site. Became the library in 1958.

Washington (B&O) - The tracks don't see much action anymore besides an almost daily local which wanders down in the evening from Pittsburgh. In 1986, CSX ripped out around 15 miles of track between Wheeling, WV and Claysville, PA, severing the tracks which were once the farthest west in the USA. Station was designed by E F Baldwin. It cost $9,794. According to the B&O Annual Report of 1888, the station was built in that year.

Washington (W&W) - Used by Judson and Wiley for storage. It was built for the narrow gauge Waynesburg and Washington railroad back in the 1920's. After the Pennsylvania RR bought out the W&W, the tracks by the station were dual-gauged for a while. The station has beautiful stonework, but it is not in really good shape now. A supply and cement company uses the building for storage, and cement trucks drive down where the tracks were. The tracks were last used in the late 70's/early 80's when Conrail would deliver hoppers to the supply company.

West Brownsvile (PRR) - "Train Station Auto." Covered with aluminum siding. This may be the original freight station as the 1886 map shows the freight station at this same location.