Train Stations, Montgomery, Lycoming County Pa

Train Station in Montgomery Pa

There were two passenger stations very near to one another, on the 1897 Sanborn Fire Map.

"The railroad facilities are excellent, as the Philadelphia and Erie and the Philadelphia and Reading railroads parallel each other in passing through the town." - Meginnes, 1892

The Philadelphia & Reading Station

Zoomed in on the sign on the side - Phila & Reading RY

1907 Montgomery Pa Lycoming County Train Station Park

Check out those beautiful, unique, light fixtures!

This photo of the station shows the distinctive light post, same as the earlier photo of the train station park.

The photo above, cropped.  The sign for this station says only "Montgomery"

In 1854 when the village of Clinton Mills [Later Montgomery] needed land to build a railroad station, Robert Montgomery offered a parcel near his hotel on Main Street.

The Montgomery Hotel is shown here on the left, and the railroad station on the right.

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LOCATIONS

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1897 Sanborn Fire Map

The station at the corner of Main and Montgomery Streets was demolished in 1973.  On this map it is labeled the P.R.R. Station

A second station is also shown on the 1897 Sanborn Map.  This station is labeled P. and R.R.R. Pass. Station.

It's shown along second street, between Montgomery and Broad Streets.  This second station is shown on page 2, while the first, larger, station is shown on page 1 of the maps.  The locations are definitely different, as the first station sits above the Penns R.R. tracks, and the second station is shown between the Penns R.R. Tracks and the Philadelphia and Reading Tracks. 

1873 County Atlas, showing the rail lines in what is today Montgomery Pa

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MISC

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The Philadelphia and Erie railroad was graded in 1853.

"At the time the distillery was running Henry Bower owned all the land west of Black Hole creek, between the river and the property of Mahlon Printzenhoff, up to the brow of Penny Hill. Mr. Bower being very old his son Jonathan managed the estate. On the 13th of January, 1866, while in the act of crossing the railroad track with his team, be was struck by a passing train and received injuries which soon caused his death. " [Was Mr Bower killed, or his son Jonathan?  Check later.]

After becoming a partner in the publication of the Mirror, Thomas E. Grady was persuaded to start a monthly named Railroad Topics, devoted to "railroads and railroading," and the first number appeared in April, 1891. It is the only railroad journal published in central Pennsylvania and has been well received.