Baltimore and Ohio Station (Pittsburgh)
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| name = B&O Railroad Depot, B&O Station or Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station
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| image_caption = Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, 1900
| address = Smithfield Street along Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| opened = 1887The B&O Railroad Depot in Pittsburgh, http://www.brooklineconnection.com/history/Facts/BORR.html
| closed = 1955
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B&O Railroad Depot was one of several railroad stations in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the late 19th and early 20th century. The station was built in 1887, 16 years after the B&O Railroad opened its first railroad line into Pittsburgh. The station was built next to the Monongahela River. B&O railroad trains also used the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station for services that continued westward towards Chicago via the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad. In 1955 the station was demolished to make room for an interstate highway and remaining services were transferred to Grant Street Station. The building was designed by Frank Furness who also constructed the B&O Railroad's Philadelphia station.{{cite web|url=http://furnesque.tumblr.com/post/35798464742/pittsburgh-passenger-station-baltimore-ohio |title=Pittsburgh Passenger Station, Baltimore & Ohio... - Furnesque: the Designs of Frank Furness |publisher=Furnesque.tumblr.com |date=2012-11-15 |accessdate=2016-04-18}}
At the time of its 1955 closing, major named long distance passenger trains making stops at the station included:
- Ambassador
- Capitol Limited
- Columbian
- Cleveland Night Express
- Shenandoah
- Washington–Chicago Express
- Washingtonian
Additionally, the B&O operated a train from Pittsburgh to Buffalo via DuBois and East Salamanca.{{cite journal |title=Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Table 25 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=88 |issue=4 |date=December 1955}}
Gallery
File:BORR1.JPG| The B&O Railroad Depot in the 1890s
File:BO1911.JPG|B&O Station in 1911
See also
References
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Category:Railway stations in Pittsburgh
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1887
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Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 1955
Category:Demolished railway stations in the United States
Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Pittsburgh
Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in 1955