West Pittsburg Station

In 1907 an arts and crafts style railroad station was designed and built to service the traveling public. Its solid stone exterior and red sloping roof with two dormers and extended overhang allowed the public a place to wait outside with protection from the snow, rain or sun. It was well suited for the public inside as well and a comforting place to wait for the train. Years passed and one day the trains came no more leaving this wonderful old building deserted and in disrepair. The roof started to leak and the once welcoming overhang became a dangerous place to stand as supported beams rotted and decayed. This sad situation was well noted by the members of the Beaver Valley Junction Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Years passed and the Chapter successfully restored the Union Tower by 2005, but how to begin this daunting task of restoration for this fine old station with just volunteers and hardly any funds? Help came in many ways so we are listing the articles and progress here for you to read about and hopefully join in with your donations and your time. Please read our NEWS for restoration events plus purchase our new T-Shirt (our newest fundraiser). If you want to preserve history like we do, please come by and find out how much FUN we have working together and what a joy it is to see the results!

2008 WORK SCHEDULE	SATURDAY MAY 3RD 9 am to 6PM SPRING CLEAN-UP DAY AT WEST PITTSBURGH STATION STARTS AT 9 AM. We will again be clearing more of the under-brush and dead wood from along the embankments. Please bring functional and sharp chainsaw , hand trimmer branch cutters metal rake shovel picks & or ax , were work cloths / shoes that you don't mind to get dirty .......extra gloves and personal safety gear of you're choice also recommended.....those with work limitations health etc still welcome to come out and check things out as well ....anyone who may read this with a front- end loader or dozer who would like to help volunteer some time and equipment is very welcome to help out our chapter in clearing some of the nasty growth we have to clear. plans to start around 9 am to......Be ready to get down and dirty gloves work clothes boots heavy shoes an a change of cloths for the ride home is a plan to consider ....other items of possible use weed whacker /brush blade....pruner tools rakes both metal and leaf style a good shovel.....personal drinking water beverage.........ALSO IF A LOCAL KIND HEARTED SOUL WOULD HAVE A DOZER OR FRONT END LOADER AND WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER SOME TIME WITH US PLEASE CONTACT OUR ORGANIZATION. There's some nasty growth that needs dealt with and such a mechanical device would be welcomed and thank you ahead of time.
Clean-Up Continues!	THANKS TO EVERYONE who came out for the clean up day. A very large section of the embankment has been cleared of the nasty under growth , also a thank you to Ben Panella for clearing some of the bulky materials from the embankment with his loader. Plans are to keep at the project for a couple more clean-up sessions, while the weather is mild. Any members wishing to peck-a-way on the growth are welcome to have at it at there own schedule, as time permits email me with any questions DIVYWOOD@ZOOMINTERNET.NET or call 412 377 2808 leave message if no answer. dan devic
2007 Work Schedule:	October: we have a work in progress picture taken by Judy Taylor - see photo gallery. August 20 - Monday is a scheduled work day at the station. Please contact us to confirm. Work at the station has been dormant through the winter, but starting in March, weather permitting brush and trees will start to be removed along the entrance way into the station grounds. As weather permits, work will also commence on the building roof and interior. For more info on times and dates, people can contact me: galberti990@comcast.net This coming Sunday, May 20th, we will have a work day at P&LE Station ...We need to get some more soffit down, If you have time and want to help please come Starting time around 10 am and we will be there till mid afternoon or longer ... See Picture Gallery of Work Done
1907 - 2007 T-Shirt 100 th Anniversary of the West Pittsburg Station - available for sale. Many sizes: two sizes for children: small and medium at $12.00; and six sizes for adults: small, medium, large and extra large at $15.00 and 2 X & 3 X sizes at $18.00. Contact Us	SOLD OUT SOLD OUT

May 30, 2006 REPORT ON STATION WORK from George Alberti

We have started some work for the summer. The station's grounds are being cut now on a regular basis, and the site looks great! The cellar steps were repaired, mainly because we are storing so much down there. We are planning on opening up all doors this year, for ease of reconstruction operations.

The organization has almost 3,000 board feet of lumber, when it comes in it will be immediately used to continue work on the building's overhang. However, we will need to utilize some of it to replace any bad wood where needed.

The building came through the winter and our wet spring this year in good shape. We do have one stubborn small leak still in the agents office, but the rest of the station has remained dry. In fact, it is dry to the extent that old plaster and such is drying out so much that some of it is coming down own its own, saving us some removal effort. Our goal for this year is to try to get electric service reestablished into the building. Hopefully, we can get some electricians as volunteers to help us with wiring.

There is so much that needs to be done, and only so much that we can do. We have recently added eight new members, who are mainly interested in helping out with the reconstruction. We're hoping to get more local professional businesses, such as plumbers, electricians, heating specialists involved with the project, as well.

Hopefully, some of the people reading this will become either involved with our efforts, or attend our fundraising events.

Thanks, George Alberti

We hope you will attend our exciting fundraising events and become a part of our chapter, however you do not have to be a member to attend. We want to Thank All of Our Volunteers for all the HARD WORK and Time they have donated to this project. We always have room for YOU!

Beaver Valley Junction Chapter-NRHS
West Pittsburg Station
2114 Rt. 168 Box 429
West Pittsburg, Pa. 16160-0405

1907 West Pittsburg Station

Restoration Project - see Work Schedule Below

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