Check out a new beta version of this site

The Murrysville Railroad Station

ca. 1890-1910

View this item

The Murrysville Railroad Station
  • Title
  • The Murrysville Railroad Station
  • Date
  • ca. 1890-1910
  • Identifier
  • 20110202-hpicmonroeville-0073
  • Source Identifier
  • M032
  • Description
  • During the 1850s, trains began bringing workers from Patton Township to the industrial plants of the Turtle Creek Valley. Residents of Monroeville might board the train at the station on Saunders Road, or in Murrysville where the line ran to Stewart Station. From there, one could take the train to Pitcairn and East Pittsburgh, or beyond, to downtown Pittsburgh.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Railroad stations--Pennsylvania--Murrysville.
    Horse-drawn vehicles--Pennsylvania--Murrysville.
    Murrysville (Pa.)--History.
  • Source
  • Charles Hall
  • Contributor
  • Monroeville Historical Society
  • Collection
  • Monroeville Historical Society Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
    http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/