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When the Pennsylvania Railroad Reached Lewistown

Constructed in 1848-49 as a freight handling warehouse, Lewistown Station is described as the oldest surviving structure known to have been built by the Pennsylvania Railroad.

October 01, 2026 · Terry Diener · Additional Credits: The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; ExplorepaHistory.com; Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society; Great American Station; Society of Architectural Historians, SAH Archipedia; The Ol' Hook & Eye: A History of the Kishacoquillas Valley Railroad, John G. Hartzler, 1988; The Pennsylvania Modeler, Kishacoquillas Valley Railroad; Illustration: Courtesy of the Pa Railroad Technical and Historical Society, Chuck Blardone photograph