Coraopolis station

According to the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, the "use of this particular style in the Pittsburgh area, especially work by Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge, represents an important aspect of the architectural history of the Pittsburgh area."

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The building and its sister stations in Glassport and New Castle were constructed in the late 1890s as part of an expansion of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad's commuter line into the suburbs of Pittsburgh.

The building was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation in 1978.{{Cite journal| last1 = Schmidlapp| first1 = Ellis L.| last2 = Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation| title = Coraopolis Railroad Station| journal = National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form| publisher = National Park Service| date =October 4, 1978}} It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1979. Its addition to the list as the Coraopolis Railroad Station was announced by the executive director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.{{Cite news | title = Cory Rail Station on Historic List| newspaper = Beaver County Times| page = D-6| date = May 13, 1979| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vuxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5EANAAAAIBAJ&pg=5751,3366795| access-date = June 7, 2011}} At the time, the building was still owned by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and was occupied by an auto equipment dealer.

In 1999, the Coraopolis Economic Revitalization Corporation, Inc. (CERC) proposed using the railroad station as the basis for a future development, including a museum and a "Coraopolis Station Square".{{Cite news| last = Barnes| first = Doug| title = Railroad, River Museum Closer to Reality| newspaper = Beaver County Times| page =A14 | date = October 24, 1999| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_V0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FdoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1257%2C5814856v| access-date = June 7, 2011}} The station was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks on December 10, 2012.

Plans have been made to convert the historic station to a trailside cafe seating 75 and a history museum. In 2014, it was estimated that $1.2 million would be needed for that purpose.{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2014/02/03/3-properties-in-Pittsburgh-region-listed-as-endangered/stories/201402030075|title=Three properties in Pittsburgh region listed as endangered|date=February 3, 2014|website=Post-Gazette.com|access-date=January 14, 2018}} In 2015, the Coraopolis Community Development Foundation{{cite web|url=http://www.coryfoundation.org/the-station-project/|title=Coraopolis Community Development Foundation|website=CoryFoundation.org|access-date=January 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094606/http://www.coryfoundation.org/the-station-project/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} raised $5000 for structure stabilization,{{Cite news| last = Fischione Donovan| first = Sandra| title = Push to refurbish former Coraopolis train station falls short of $75K goal | newspaper = Pittsburgh Tribune-Review| date = May 6, 2015 | url = http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/alleghenyneighborhoods/alleghenyneighborhoodsmore/8115952-74/station-coraopolis-project#axzz3geGKrdmA| access-date = July 22, 2015}} work which officially began October 24, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2015/10/30/Construction-begins-on-transforming-Coraopolis-train-station/stories/201510300088|title=Construction begins on transforming Coraopolis train station|date=October 30, 2015|website=Post-Gazette.com|access-date=January 14, 2018}} The foundation has submitted an application for a $250,000 Community Infrastructure and Tourism Fund grant through the Allegheny County Economic Development office to move the project forward. The station sits adjacent to the future Ohio River Greenway Trail{{cite web|url=http://membership.ohiorivertrail.org/|title=OHIO RIVER TRAIL COUNCIL|first=VincentTroia|last=(Administrator)|website=membership.OhioRiverTrail.org|access-date=January 14, 2018}} which will connect it to the Montour Trail Extension.{{cite web|url=http://www.montourtrail.org/|title=Montour Trail – A multi-use rail-trail in Allegheny and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania|website=www.MontourTrail.org|access-date=January 14, 2018}} at Coraopolis/Neville Island Bridge.

File:PACoraopolisTrainStation.jpg|A CSX GE C40-9W locomotive rolls past the Coraopolis Railroad Station in the rain

File:Corapolis Railroad Station station tower 2007.jpg|Detail of the station tower

File:Corapolis Railroad Station eyebrow window 2007.jpg|Detail of the signature eyebrow window

File:ROLINSON_20140703_8483.jpg|The Coraopolis Railroad Station

File:4 Roger Puta New York Central Photos (27437389960).jpg|P&LE commuter train in Coraopolis station, 1965

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• National Register of Historic Places listings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
• Montour Trail
• Ohio River Trail

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• [http://www.coraopolistrainstationproject.org/ Coraopolis Train Station Project Official Webpage]
• {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170112080920/http://www.coraopolishistory.com/train-station-history Coraopolis Train Station History]}}
• {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160405214051/http://www.coraopolishistory.com/train-station-project/ Coraopolis Train Station Project]}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306022739/http://www.shadysidelantern.com/a_cathedral_to_a_chicken_coop.htm Shadyside Lantern - Architectural Significance of Coraopolis Train Station]

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Category:Former railway stations in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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Category:Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Pennsylvania

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania