Susquehanna (Erie Railroad station)

SUSQUEHANNA

The station depot at Susquehanna, as seen in May 2011, from the Pavonia Terminal-bound track, 148 years after construction of the depot.

Owned by

Erie Railroad (1851–1960)

Erie Lackawanna Railroad (1960–1976)

Conrail

Line(s)

Main Line (Mahoning Division)
Mahoning Division First Sub-Division

Platforms

1 side platform

Tracks

Other information

Station code

3303^[1]

History

Opened

1851

Closed

January 6, 1970

Rebuilt

1863

Services

Preceding station		Erie Railroad		Following station
Gulf Summit toward Pavonia Terminal		Main Line		Hickory Grove toward Dearborn Station
Lanesboro toward Carbondale		Jefferson Division		Terminus

The Erie Railroad Station in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania was built by the Erie Railway (later reorganized as the Erie Railroad) in 1863. The three-story Gothic Revival structure included a large hotel, called Starrucca House, with rooms for 200 people and a 120 feet (37 m) long dining room. Overall building size is 327 feet (100 m) length by 40 feet (12 m) width.^[2]^[3]

The railroad converted the hotel into offices and sleeping quarters for railroad personnel c. 1903.^[2] Alterations were made to the building in 1913 and 1917.^[4] The Erie Railroad merged into the Erie Lackawanna Railroad in 1960, which ended passenger train service over the former Erie Delaware Division through Susquehanna in 1966. All remaining passenger service on the former Lackawanna route via Scranton, PA, was discontinued on January 6, 1970.^[3] The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[5]

References

↑ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Baggage Department. Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
1 2 Dahl, John C.(2001). "Great Railroad Stations: Susquehanna, Pennsylvania."
1 2 Stracuzzi, Francine A. "Erie Railroad's Effect on the Borough of Susquehanna: Susquehanna Depot." Accessed 2011-08-28.
↑ Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service, Washington, DC. "Erie Railway, Susquehanna Station & Hotel." Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. Call no. HAER PA,58-SUSQ,3- . Survey No. HAER PA-8.
↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

Susquehanna station in 1971

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