B&O Railroad Depot was one of several railroad stations in the city of

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during the late 19th and early 20th century. The station was built in 1887, 16 years after the

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opened its first railroad line into Pittsburgh. The station was built next to the

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. B&O railroad trains also used the

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for services that continued westward towards Chicago via the

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. In 1955 the station was demolished to make room for an interstate highway and remaining services were transferred to

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. The building was designed by

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who also constructed the B&O Railroad's Philadelphia station. At the time of its 1955 closing, major named long distance passenger trains making stops at the station included: *''

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'' *'' Shenandoah'' *''

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'' *'' Washingtonian'' Additionally, the B&O operated a train from Pittsburgh to Buffalo via DuBois and East Salamanca.

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File:BORR1.JPG, The B&O Railroad Depot in the 1890s File:BO1911.JPG, B&O Station in 1911

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