Discovering Renovo's Hidden Railroad History | Heritage Park Adventure

Join Tony and me as we uncover an incredible piece of history at Heritage Park in Renovo, Pennsylvania. What started as a quick roadside stop turned into an unexpected discovery! This park was once home to the Renovo Locomotive Repair Facility, one of the largest in Pennsylvania. Thousands of workers were employed here, maintaining locomotives and rolling stock vital to the Pennsylvania Railroad's operations.
Join us as we explore remnants of this historic site and wander through its abandoned structures. We hope you enjoy this adventure as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you!
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[@CaptoCapri]

I used to work at this place back in 1991 as a welder on the final assembly jig. This building began life as a repair facility for steam locomotives and then transitioned into repairing diesel locomotives. Then a company names ACI bought it and that is who I worked for. We had a govt. contract to fabricate sea sheds which are basically metal containers for cargo ships. I was 25 years old at the time and we worked four 10 hour days. Seeing your video brought back memories for sure!

[@Cojiii1959]

So cool! We have employees whose families are from Renovo. Did you drive down “the road to Renovo “? If you like old stuff, you would love me… 😆 Just kidding! Thank you so much for taking us along on your journeys. Pennsylvania is truly a beautiful, unique state and the birthplace of America. 🇺🇸

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Carl, No, I wanted to explore the town, but I ran out of time. Is there anything there you would suggest that I visit? You, my friend, are not old. I'm only a few years younger than you and I am definitely not giving into the whole "old thing" yet lol Yes, PA is both Beautiful and historic! Thanks for watching!

[@Cojiii1959]

@ there is the red Hill fossil museum, which is interesting and the fall, flaming foliage festival… Not so sure about the name 🙄 but it’s for everyone.

[@jennsylvania1633]

I had so much fun on this little roadside adventure! When I pulled into Heritage Park, I had no idea about its history. It turns out this was once the site of one of Pennsylvania's largest train repair facilities. Pennsylvania is filled with so much fascinating history!

[@Fakeplanetbuster]

i like to meet u guys in Jim thorp i found a tunnel that goes under the town and mountain

[@jillj8665]

Hey, my comment keeps disappearing on the other thread, but yeh give me a ring if you still have my number

[@leeebob2]

The railroad signal marked U S & S CO. was manufactured by the Union Switch &Signal Company in Swissvale (Pittsburgh, PA). I worked there in the 1960s and 1970s.

[@jennsylvania1633]

@leeebob2 very cool...thanks for sharing!

[@mattsmocs3281]

The stone you see in renovo is actually remains of Pennsylvania new York station. Why they brought that stuff there is odd but yeah that is parts of the most iconic station to once exist. Renovo itself is division point and major repair shop for the buffalo division.. The tower is a coaling tower for filling the tenders of steamers.

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Matt! Thanks for sharing this info! It’s amazing to learn that the stone remnants in Renovo are tied to the Pennsylvania New York Station-such a fascinating connection to an iconic piece of history. Renovo's role as a division point and major repair shop for the Buffalo Division really highlights how important it was to the railroads back in the day. And that coaling tower is such a cool piece of engineering history-imagining steam engines getting serviced there really brings the past to life!

[@redrooster1908]

As a train nerd, this is so cool😊

[@jennsylvania1633]

thank you for watching. my friend!

[@MissRailfan]

Same with me. I live 35 mins from Renovo.

[@trainnerd3029]

Agreed 😎

[@Davewilliamson5w]

@@MissRailfan Hi!!

[@Davewilliamson5w]

Hi! I live about a half hour from here in Lock Haven. I have many relatives that live in Renovo. A lot of my older relatives both living and deceased worked the railroad here. I also have a Great Grandfather who worked the Bituminous coal mines in the Cooks Run/Bitumen coalfields. This was underground mining before the strippings began. I go out to these sites frequently and explore the old mines. From Farrandsville to Renovo they mined coal and firebrick clay. These mines were dual commodity operations. One day you were digging coal and the next day you might be digging clay. Harry Batschelet ran a lot of these operations. He also ran Renovo Heating Co. Harry died at only 48 years old. His wife remarried and they had a daughter Susan. She lived with us while attending Lock Haven University. My Mother was friends with Mrs. Batschelet/Bartoletti. I work at the Piper Aviation Museum. I've talked to you about that before. Lots to explore here in Clinton County!!

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Dave! It’s nice to hear about your family’s connection to the Renovo area and its industries. It’s fascinating that those mines were dual-commodity operations-I hadn’t realized the extent of that versatility in the region. I’d love to learn more about the old mine sites. I’ll have to add some of those locations to my list for future videos! It’s also great to hear you’re involved with the Piper Aviation Museum; there’s so much history packed into Clinton County. Thanks again for sharing-I really appreciate it!"

[@quietjohnoutandabout6578]

Merry Christmas to you and Tony and your family. Make it a fantastic day. Quite a find there. Most go through there to get to hiking trails. Yes, railroad and iron business was big then. Thanks.

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi John! Yes, from what I understand there are a lot of nice hiking trails in the area as well. I plan to get to them eventually. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!

[@rickprobst5757]

Hello again decided to watch more of your videos i live in Williamsport PA but i grew up in Renovo that's my stomping grounds my dad used to work for the old railroad shops there back when i was a little boy my grandfather worked for the railroad there Used to be a rail yard with over 20 some rail lines over there IF you EVER wanna learn about Renovo PA just ask me fr fr

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Rick, That's awesome! I'd love to hear more about Renovo's railroad history as well as other interesting areas in Lycoming County! I'm out that way often, so any video suggestions you might have would definitely be appreciated. Email me at [e-mail]

[@Matthewsonicfanboy]

thanks for stoping by as a local of Renovo i have lots of more information for you

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Matt, It's an interesting area of PA that, to be honest, I never heard of prior to making this video. Thanks for reaching out! I'd love to hear more!

[@Florian-Art]

Awesome experience

[@jennsylvania1633]

It was a fun lil' adventure thank you for watching!

[@jimmietrain]

I've lived here for almost five years, and until this video, never knew you can just go inside those buildings. 😂

[@jennsylvania1633]

lol...yeah, I was sort of surprised to find out it was wide open. thank you for watching. : )

[@stevesinkey9736]

I looked up some history on Renovo pa, I think it was a classification yard, put trains together, repairs, got trains ready to go back out.

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Steve! You got it! Renovo was a very important railroad hub in its day. Thank you for watching. : )

[@hikingoutdoorfamily]

This was a really great explore. I like seeing places like this and trying to picture what they were like at their peak. So cool that you could actually go in those buildings and that one thing did look like a pizza oven 😆

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Sara! It was an interesting find. So much history in some of these old PA towns. Your pizza will be ready in 20 minutes...will you be picking it up or would you like delivery? ; )

[@iamkaifrost]

Cool explore, Jensyl! I love finding and exploring old ruins, whether it’s in the woods or old sites. Interesting stuff! There’s a few places like that around here I want to make my way to. Really cool video!

[@jennsylvania1633]

Thanks for watching, my friend! I hope you get to explore those places you have in mind soon. I'll be checking in on your channel. : )

[@garyfryer7649]

Love trains and train yards. Thanks so much for sharing. Always a great job 😊😊

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Gary! Thank you for the kind words and also for taking the time to comment. Very much appreciated, my friend!

[@SerpicoDreamsphltv]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

[@jennsylvania1633]

You too, my friend!

[@JohnDillon-s4l]

What a neat place to explore! Love trains! I wonder why those are "I" beams and not "H" beams..🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😄 Happy trails!

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi John, you make a very interesting point...lol I kind of like H beams better! : ) Thank you for watching, my friend!

[@NealMitchell]

Ive never been there or even heard about it,very interesting!!! Once again,thank you Jenn ❤

[@MissRailfan]

It's a nice drive up 120 from LH to Emporium. RJ Corman comes to the line at Keating. It's mainly coal trains and one local freight these days north of LH sadly. I live in Beech Creek not far away and I'm a big train nut

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Neal@ Thanks for watching, my friend! It’s a fun park to explore!

[@daleshisler2955]

Interesting look at the old yard. I know of the Renovo yard and shops but have not visited it yet. The tower at the start on the video is a coaling tower. Used to fill the steam engine tenders. Not the same as a tipple which would be at a mine and used to fill rail cars with the saleable coal. The machine outside is a metal shear, the regulator on the side (near the round gauge) would indicate it ran by compressed air or steam. A search on Renovo Yards will bring up lots of great photos of how expansive this locomotive shop really was. There is a working turntable and roundhouse at Steamtown in Scranton (another really great place to visit!) Thanks for the look around. I should visit it, it’s not too far from where I live in Sullivan co.

[@MissRailfan]

I live 35 mins from LH area to Renovo. I live in Beech Creek in the heart of the PRR and NYC territory.

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Dale! I’ve heard great things about Steamtown in Scranton and its turntable and roundhouse-definitely on my list now! If you're close, you should definitely visit the Renovo Yard, it's a pretty interesting place. Thanks again for watching and for your thoughtful comment! : )

[@amerphoto1]

A few years ago, we had travelled to Benezette PA to see and photograph the Elk Hurds of Benezette. When we came home, we plotted a course for Williamsport which took us through Ronovo. Watching your video, I kept thinking Renovo sounded familiar. I remember driving through a rugged, mountainous landscape following a river that made the road very twisty, and winding and Renovo was very remote. I never would have known it was a major railway center without seeing your video. Always can learn something from you about Pennsylvania! Daniel

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Daniel! The "Elk Herds of Benezette"? That sounds like an adventure waiting to happen! I’ve never seen elk in the wild, so I think it’s time to plan a visit. You’re right-Renovo is definitely a remote area of PA. I had hoped to film a video in town before leaving, but the rain had other plans. No worries, though-I’ll make it back someday! As always, thank you for your kind words. I truly appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Wishing you a wonderful rest of the week, my friend!

[@amerphoto1]

@@jennsylvania1633 You would love Benezette! A few years ago, there were approx. 2000 wild Elk in the area. They brought them in from Yellowstone back in the early 1900's and the herd has grown well. It is an attraction that draws many people in September when the Elk begin to rut. The state has built three observation areas for viewing but the Elk roam wherever they want, even in town. The bulls will bugle and often fight each other, We saw two bulls fight right in a person's front yard and they tore up bushes and flower beds and made a real mess! The best viewing times are after 4:00pm till dusk when they come out to graze and early in the morning until about 9:00am when they head for the woods to escape the heat of the day. If staying overnight to see them, reservations are advised well in advance as the lodging fills up fast especially on the weekends. We stayed in St. Mary's but I am planning on camping the next time I go. They are building a lot of new cabins for tourists and if you have a group of folks it's not too bad price wise.

[@MissRailfan]

You are in my backyard chicky! I live near LH. My great grandpa worked into the shops there for a short time. Dad corrects me when I say RENOVO Not RENOVA. That yard was massive for the area. They actually moved the river a bit to lay out the town and the rail yard. Renovo shops were open until the late 50s or early 60s when PRR moved to Altoona to have one main shop for their railroad to repair cars. My bf and I canoed the whole West Branch of The Susquehanna River in May. We went past it from the river view. The lil heritage park is a boro park. They wanted to tear down the old shop buildings and the chimney for a power plant. It went on for yrs and the plan was cut and never happened.. the station was ornament in the middle of nowhere. Theres photo if it online and a book from my bfs step dad "Philadelphia and Erie RR". It has a chapter on Renovo and the shops. It was quite a town. The shop buildings were very detailed for a middle of nowhere town. It was almost halfway btwn Sunbury and Buffalo. There was coal in the mtns up there. Cooks run had a spur track to a coal mine. It lasted until the 80s with Conrail. If you drive up 120 you will see the ild ROW over 120. Lmk if ya come my way. I can show ya around. I like to explore and if i can learn a bit before so i kinda know what im looking at. For example Eagle Iron Works and Curtin Village y'all would love. I'm a vol there. The last event of the yr is the 1st wkd of Dec. Andrew Gregg Curtin was governor of PA during the Civil War. His father owned the Eagle Iron Works. Curtin name is really big in Centre County. Be careful you are trespassing in the shop. It was used as a small car repair facility in the late 80s/early 90s a buddy has photos of it when the company was in business.

[@jacksonslaterelevatorraila6444]

hey Altoona formerly the Altoona locomotive works under the PRR who built & opened it in the late 1800's than continuers PC & Conrail now Juniata shops under Conrail/NS are one of the largest in the country continually operated

[@MissRailfan]

@@jacksonslaterelevatorraila6444 I'm well aware. I knew ppl who worked there

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hiya Miss Railfan! Wow, thank you for such a detailed and fascinating comment! It's amazing to hear your connection to Renovo and its rich history-it really gives me a deeper appreciation for the area. I had no idea the river was adjusted to lay out the town and rail yard, or about the ornate details of the shop buildings. It’s incredible how much history is tucked away in places like Renovo, especially with its connection to the PRR and the coal industry. Thank you for the offer to show me around. I'm in the area every now and then, so yeah, let's make it happen. here is my email address: [e-mail]

[@MissRailfan]

@@jennsylvania1633 "it's a small world after all"

[@johnmoyer243]

Miss railfan my family lived in north renovo not far from the rail yard it would be nice to meet someone who knows about the town my family is mostly gone but I have family buried in the cemetery in north renovo if would contact if you would like to show me around some time it would greatly appreciated the last time I was there was around 1975

[@deeppurple3489]

The history of it all thd old d ugnals n st a nds the coaling station really cool the stone wofk off of a once cool station or other building to bad they cant put something back up for ppl to see how it actually was! Love trains n their history!

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi DeepPurple3489....love your name, my friend. They are easily one of the most underrated rock bands to ever hit the stage! Yeah, it would be nice if they could sink some money into the park and maybe build a small train museum. Sadly, I don't think it will happen, Renovo looked sort of depressed. thank you for watching!

[@JamesLove-wm6ye]

The Laundromat in Clearfield PA was the Pennsylvania Railroad Station. PRR also had connections with the Pittsburgh & Buffalo RR and the Shawmut Railroad. that huge yard in Renovo was a battleground with the PRR lines that worked against the Vanderbilt lines.

[@jennsylvania1633]

Wow, thanks for sharing the fascinating history of the PRR's connections and rivalries.

[@robkrasinski6217]

Norfolk Southern has a line through Renovo, it is an ex-PRR line, and at Emporium it becomes Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad I believe and they had a fleet of Alco C424/425's but I think they are selling them off for secondhand EMD's. Alco is long gone, they were in Schenectady, NY but EMD no longer exists, either, they were bought by Caterpillar or something. I think GE still makes diesel locomotives.

[@notthatdonald1385]

"Sound signal" probably meant 'blow the train whistle'. And "go slow" meaning go slow with the locomotive, or cut of cars being moved around. The coaling tower was probably for loading coal into the steam engine tender. Probably used to be a big water tank nearby too.

[@jennsylvania1633]

That sounds right, I was wondering about that! Thank you for the explanation!

[@barrylydford9518]

The large buildings are repair shops for locomotives and rail cars, the large stack would have been for the boiler that would have heated the facility. The coaling tower was filled up from rail cars for steam locomotives

[@jennsylvania1633]

Thanks for the additional info on the repair shop, coaling tower, and boiler! Always nice learning more from the comments. : )

[@huntermossakajunkerman9646]

Those are Union, Switch & Signal [PL] Position Light Signals designed for the [PRR] Pennsylvania Railroad. They're rare to find operating nowadays because most of them have been replaced. [N&W] Norfolk & Western and [B&O] Baltimore & Ohio also had their own versions.

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Hunter! Thanks for sharing this info! It's amazing how these Union Switch & Signal Position Light Signals were such a key part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's identity. Their rarity today really adds to their charm. Interesting to hear that Norfolk & Western and Baltimore & Ohio had their own versions too-railroad history is so fascinating with all its unique variations! Thanks for watching!

[@huntermossakajunkerman9646]

Anytime. If you ever have any questions about an object railroad equipment related just ask me, I'm a wealth of knowledge on this subject.

[@crystalstevens4638]

I've been past this area on my way to Smoked Country Jam Bluegrass festival & occasionally my job takes me that direction (hospice nurse) but I never knew much about it. Thanks for the video, Jenn ❤

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Crystal, The "Smoked Country Jam Bluegrass festival" - sounds like fun! Being a hospice nurse must be quite challenging. I think good people in your profession, are heros. Thanks for watching, my friend!

[@JamesLove-wm6ye]

US&S Company was based here in Pittsburg now Pittsburgh PA in Allegheny County as Union Switch & Signal and had connections with George Westinghous and Tesla. It's main plant location was located at todays Edgewood Town Center.

[@jennsylvania1633]

Thanks for sharing that fascinating bit of history! It's incredible how much innovation came out of Pittsburgh, especially with connections to figures like George Westinghouse and Tesla. Knowing that the US&S Company’s main plant was where the Edgewood Town Center now stands adds a cool layer of history to the area. Appreciate you adding this context!

[@rickprobst5757]

they had a round house on that property too the coal steeple at the west end there used to be More rail shops over there too they tore a bunch down they used to have a locomotive shop, a paint shop, idk HOW many times as a young kid me and my friends would go over there and play in the old shops

[@JamesLove-wm6ye]

Building was used to have hopper go under it for filling cars with coal The yard appears to be along U.S. 322 dealing with coal industry. PA 53 appears to have brough PRR from Johnstown to Ebensburg PA north to reach Renovo Yard areas near Clarion which also dealt with Canal to reach Bellefonte PA and areas dealing with coal near State College PA. Also dealt with area for the Pine Creek Gorge that deals with NYC RR lines.

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi James! Wow, you know your stuff! Thanks for the detailed historical information!

[@jillj8665]

You and Tony should check out Steamtown in Scanton, went up this fall it was pretty cool, they have a museum part inside that explains a lot of the interior workings in the industry and a rail-yard with a turntable and a bunch of engines and cars. You can get a paid tour or just walk thru free like we did. Plan your trip wisely its getting cold up there now.

[@daleshisler2955]

Steam town is a great visit!

[@jillj8665]

@@daleshisler2955 Yah!

[@MissRailfan]

Steamtown was org in Bellows Falls VT if I rem looking it up. My hometown of Elmira was one location when they were looking for a new location and they resulted in Scranton. I'm sad Elmira lost the battle. But that's nothing new

[@jillj8665]

@@MissRailfan Interesting, do you know why they left the original location? Perhaps not enough visitors?

[@MissRailfan]

@@jillj8665 Off the top of my head no, I'll have to look into that, I have a buddy whos from western Mass and might know.

[@terrancegray3537]

I remember going to the old yard as a young kid because my grand parents live there and my grand father was a blacksmith there and my other grand father was an engineer for the wreaking crew in Elmira ny area

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Terrance! I'm thinking it looked a lot different when you were there. Thank you for taking the time to comment. It's much appreciated!

[@DeanMoyer-wi6ho]

I really like your videos and I'm retired with not a lot to do and I'm from Fleetwood Pa. and I'm interested in going on an adventure out there some time with you....if possible??

[@jennsylvania1633]

Thanks for the interest! I'm glad that you enjoy the videos! send me an email: [e-mail]

[@ocsrc]

That is Pennsylvania Railroad Road The coal tower would have had a person in the tower controlling the coal feed The locomotives would pull empty hopper coal cats under the coal tower and be loaded There should be a round table in the yard to spin locomotives around This is a shame all this infrastructure is gone Coal was HUGE in Pennsylvania Along Route 61 in the 50s 60s and 70s you had massive piles of coal all along the route going to Ashland and Centralia and by the end of the 80s they were all gone Everyone used coal from schools to hospitals to businesses Almost every town that had a rail line had a coal dump where a local company would buy coal and sell it by the pail or the wheelbarrow to the local people to use to heat the furnace and boiler in their house or their hot water tank The hot water tanks used to have a open space in the bottom and you would shovel colon and light it and there was a smokestack out of the top of the tank but the tank was basically just pipes going through this tank and the coal burned underneath and heated the water. Very basic Lots of people had pot belly stoves in their houses and businesses and you would put the coal in them and heat your house that way The other thing was would when you were out in the country you would cut down trees and use wood to heat your house

[@johnmoyer243]

My grand parents and my dad my aunts and uncles grew up in north renovo the last time I was there it was still in use that was about 1975 we used to stay at the YWCA in town

[@jennsylvania1633]

@ocsrc: Thanks for sharing all this amazing history! It’s incredible to think about how much coal shaped Pennsylvania’s towns and infrastructure back in the day. The stories about coal towers, roundtables, and even heating homes with potbelly stoves really paint a vivid picture of that era. It’s a shame so much of it is gone, but preserving and sharing these memories is so important. Thanks again for adding such rich context!

[@Bodacious-o9r]

The track used to go under the coaling tower and the rail cars would be pulled thru and load coal

[@jennsylvania1633]

That sounds about right. Thank you!

[@tom-w8b]

apparently an old PRR coal and maintenance yard that once held a turntable and roundhouse

[@Fakeplanetbuster]

u guys should have climbed up on the bridge crane inside the building !!! the concrete castings where for sure from oldworld building

[@rickprobst5757]

sorry for all the comments lol But at one point and time they were gonna build a new Power Plant on that property but it fell through and never came about thats what the one warehouse is for at the west end of the property

[@jacksonslaterelevatorraila6444]

17:38 that looks like transformers or generators left over from an ancient High voltage lab which would've been of use by GE at some sort of power plant or insulator factory of the sorts

[@jennsylvania1633]

Yes, that is most likely correct. Crazy how they are just sitting out there, right?

[@jacksonslaterelevatorraila6444]

@ probably dropped off from a insulator plant or some place of the sorts that had a ge high voltage lab

[@johnmoyer243]

My family on my dad side lived there this area was a train switching yard for trains going to different points in America there was a turntable to switch cars znd destination my parents would take us there to see family that lived there my grandparents are buried there outside of town and we would stay at the Ywcahe grow up in a row house in north renovo

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi John! It sounds like you have many fond memories of Renovo. I would have loved seeing the turntable in action. Thank you for sharing your memories!

[@josephbrandtner7713]

The coaling tower was used to load coal into the tenders of coal-fired steam locomotives. You totally missed the giant overhead traveling crane in the building.

[@jennsylvania1633]

Yes...we totally missed that! I guess I was so focused on being inside such a huge building, I didn't notice. : ( Thank for watching!

[@rickprobst5757]

Renovo was Built bc of the railroad without the railroad there would be no Renovo they used to have a rail station where ppl would get on the trains and stuff around the 9th street location of the line i tell ya what every 2nd weekend in October come to Renovo for the weekend they have the Flaming Foliage Festival omg it's sweet

[@davidbarrera308]

I'm pretty sure that whoever put those building pieces out there didn't want you to climb on them and possibly chip them.

[@JeffJones75]

Such an interesting video adventure. Your cinematography makes us feel as if we're actually there. Can you put a microphone on Tony? Would love to hear him more clearly.

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Jeff, thank you for the kind words. YES! I want to put a mike on Tony, but he doesn't want me too. I'll share your comment with him...maybe it'll help change his mind : ) Thank you for watching, my friend!

[@stevesinkey9736]

That piece of equipment outside building, was inside that's shearing machine used for cutting steel. I'm pretty sure?

[@jennsylvania1633]

Yes, I'm pretty sure that is correct. Kind of crazy that it was just left outside. Have a happy Holidays, Steve!

[@Michael-py8ti]

It was a coal tower for refueling steam locomotives. .of the mighty Pennsylvania railroad

[@lanatrzczka]

I imagine there were water towers there as well, likely long gone.

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Michael yes! So cool stumbling upon this place. Thank you for watching!

[@jennsylvania1633]

seems that there was a whole lot there at one time

[@kevinluzier799]

there was a railroad shop there was several olds tracks at one time

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Kevin, Thanks for the info, my friend!

[@MarkPeters-p8e]

Stone is from rail station part of union depots

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Mark, thank you for the info. I couldn't find anything online about the stones. Thanks for watching!

[@blackdiamondbethlehem]

Union Switch & Signal.

[@jennsylvania1633]

thank you for watching!

[@adamswendsen2494]

The machine in the video that said (steelweld) looks like a sheet metal shear.

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Adam, yes, that makes sense. thank you!

[@nathanmeece9794]

By the looks of the town, I would seriously doubt that they would have any funds to to do anything

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Nathan! unfortunately, I believe you are correct. Thanks for watching!

[@ocsrc]

Looks like a coal filling tower There would have been a lot more to this There would be a conveyor to bring the coal up But there should be a mine close by

[@jennsylvania1633]

yes, I believe you are correct. Not sure where the mines were but, most likely coal mining was done in the area.

[@ocsrc]

4:00 those belong in a museum. They are old Boston and Ohio style lights

[@tomt9543]

“Boston & Ohio”???

[@jennsylvania1633]

yeah, I would think so. Surprisingly, they weren't even placed in the fenced off area. thanks for watching!

[@tomt9543]

@@jennsylvania1633 Baltimore & Ohio

[@KenGilmore-f3u]

It was a coaling station

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Ken, Yes, you are correct. Thank you!

[@Fakeplanetbuster]

i think the brick structure was a smoke stack for boiler pipe would have went in arch opening

[@jennsylvania1633]

You're probably right. Thanks for the info!

[@Fakeplanetbuster]

@@jennsylvania1633 HAVE U FOUND JON LEVI OR MICHELLE GIBSON YET

[@herminioramirez911]

That place use to built electrical transformer

[@jennsylvania1633]

I didn't know that. Thank you!

[@kennethmaynard5046]

As I saw no evidence of homeless people and when the railroad was closed all the equipment was removed and either sold or scraped as to the brick tower I have no ideal.

[@jennsylvania1633]

yeah, I didn't see any evidence of homelessness either... no graffiti artists either. Which is a good thing. Hopefully one day, they'll utilize the space for something productive.

[@mikeyhowell5449]

Round house

[@jennsylvania1633]

yeah, that's what I read. Too bad it's not still in place. Thank you for watching, my friend!

[@dennisgibble7166]

Renova , one way in and one way out .. check out the ame . Legion ( half of a house ) , 😂

[@jennsylvania1633]

I really wanted to walk around town, but sort of ran out of time. "half a house"? thank you for taking the time to comment. It's much appreciated. : )

[@herminioramirez911]

What is your purpose? If you don’t know anything about the history 😢

[@jennsylvania1633]

Well, my friend. It's KZbin, not the history channel. I enjoy exploring and learning as I go. I do appreciate your watching. Much apreciated! : )

[@kennethmaynard5046]

there is much about history that most of us don't know and maybe railroad history is not one of a persons interest, their is tons of local history I don't know, like why a person has a small steam locomotive parked in their front yard or how another steam locomotive was moved to static display after it was retired, or why a state barred a railroad from the WV coalfields over another preferred railroad. Do you?

[@bernardbredbennerjr8805]

It is a coaling tower to load coal in the locomotive coal tenders. Later on it was an independent rail car repair facility.

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Bernard, thank you for the info, my friend! I always enjoy learning a little bit more about a place after the visit.

[@bernardbredbennerjr8805]

When the steam locomotives were being scraped, the rail yard with many tracks, was filled with steam locomotives. I said it was the HEAVIEST PLACE ON EARTH. There were 2 brick smokestacks around 90 - 100 feet tall. They were works of art, really. 1 was torn down many years ago, the other stood until around 2018, give or take a few years. I was going to take a picture of it, but never did, darn it!!!! There was also an overhead walkway over some of the tracks. They LOST A WORK OF ART when they tore that smokestack down. Dummies!!! Those stone pieces may have come from the old school that was torn down..

[@jennsylvania1633]

Hi Bernard, What a vivid memory-such a loss of history and artistry when those structures were removed. Thank you for sharing!