Ligonier Valley Rail Road Newspaper Articles
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Ligonier Echo
Wednesday, October 16, 1907
A New Station For Ligonier Valley
Old Station of L.V.R.R. at Ligonier Moved to Make Room for New Station
Modern Brick Passenger Station
General Manager George Senft Having Plans Prepared for Fine, Commodious Passenger Station Modern in All Its Equipments, Surrounded by Broad Walks, Beautiful Lawns and Sheds for Protection from Rain and Snow
General Manager George Senft and R. B. Mellon, president of the L.V.R.R. Co., are
making arrangements for the construction of a new passenger station at the Ligonier terminus of the road. The matter is fully in the hands of Mr. Senft who is having an architect prepare plans for the new, modern, commodious passenger station which will be complete in all its details, including electric light, steam heat, mountain water and other conveniences. The building will be two stories high and of cement block to base of lower windows and from there up of buff or white pressed bricks.
The interior will be beautiful and nicely arranged and will contain ladies' and gentlemen's waiting rooms, ticket office, vestibule and passage way, etc. The second floor will be used for offices. The new station will extend farther west than where the old one now stands. In front there will be a covered walk extending the entire length of the building and out to the railroad track where passengers may get off and on trains. Along the side of branch road leading over to Wilpen there will be a covered walk leading to the new passenger station, also walks leading to town on both sides of station; in rear a place for hotel conveyances and carriages, the remainder of the space will be devoted to beautifully kept lawns making the entire surroundings a picture of artistic attractiveness and beauty.
There will be water fountains placed at both ends of the station. Neither attention or expense will be spared to make this one of the most modern, beautiful and convenient passenger stations in Western Pennsylvania. The present railroad tracks about the station will be raised one foot higher than they now are. The trains of the L.V.R.R. will stand farther down than at present and the passenger train of the P. W. & S. will pull in to the
rear so that passengers from both trains will be close to the new station.
To make room for all this desirable improvement the old station house has been jacked up and is being moved east to near Hall's store, and then across the tracks to the south side of the railroad, the eastern end to be in line with curb at J. C. Hall store and to be used as a freight station only. Work on new station will be commenced and hustled forward soon as practicable. By next summer it is expected that a special coach from the P. W. & S. will be attached to Ligonier Valley train so that passengers from Somerset need not change cars. The same arrangement will be made over the road to Wilpen as
soon as the travel will justify. It is also the intention of the management in the near future to run a parlor car between Ligonier and Latrobe.
We are glad to notice these decided improvements of our railroad facilities, as they
mark an advancement of Ligonier valley along the lines of business prosperity and the coal and other interests are only beginning to be developed.