AM&O RR - Question about Allegheny Station

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Fri Feb 23 09:13:45 EST 2018


Shawsville was a replacement depot, seem to recall the first one burned, or Shawsville was deemed important enough to warrant the construction of the 1914 standard brick first class combination station. The replacement station was sold or leased during the steam era to a cooperative and painted with the Purina Chows red and white squares. That was closed by the late 1970s and the place was set on fire about October/November 1979 and torn down after that.

Ken Miller

On Feb 22, 2018, at 4:41 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

> I have the date of 1917 for Shawsville's brick station.  It appears to be no longer standing.
> 
> J. Kelling, RRSHS
> 
> On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 1:59 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> Another question on the Shawsville station. Was the vintage wooden station in the same location as the later brick station? There is a 1891 drawing in the archives that shows a proposed station site across from the cemetery. This would be about the location of the current Shawsville Middle school. 
> 
> When was the brick station build? What happened to the wooden station? Any ideas on why in 1891 they was looking to move the station?? (see drawing below) I'm guessing these are all related.
> 
> I started thinking about this because in the stereoview image it appears the tracks east of the station curve to the right which they do not at current station location. Looking closer at the image however I'm not sure what I see are tracks at all!
> 
> - Roger Link
> 
> V&T era station:
> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2018/20180217.AM&O%20Allegheny%20Station%20-%20Close%20up.jpg
>   In N&W era
> http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=15739
> 
> Brick station:
> http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=119310
> 
> Proposed station site drawing HS-H10160:
> http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=122603
> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2018/20180221.HS-H10160.station.jpg
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 8:33 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> I can't find anything in the online archives about this, and will do more research at my next opportunity to visit Salem Avenue, but can anyone tell me in the meantime about the Alleghany (sic) Station on the AM&O? I'm wondering where exactly the Alleghany Station was situated? I am attaching two auction photos which show the station in an 1870s stereoview by E.& H.T. Anthony Company. This New York stereoview manufacturer sent photographers throughout western Virginia and produced several photo sets including scenes along the AM&O, Blue Ridge Springs, and so on. I'm attaching two images of the stereoview for everyone to see what I'm talking about.
> 
> Stephen Warren
> Roanoke
> 
> Moderator:
> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2018/20180217.AM&O%20Allegheny%20Station%20-%20Stereoview.jpg
> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2018/20180217.AM&O%20Allegheny%20Station%20-%20Close%20up.jpg
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