Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Punxsutawney, PA: BPRR/B&O/BR&P Riker Railyard and Lost/Depot

Railyard: (Satellite)
Depot: (Satellite, based on the aerial photo below.)

BR&P = Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh

The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company updated
Riker yard in the 1940’s. A lot of steam at the shops. Within a decade, the scene would drastically change.
Keith Murray: Where was Riker yard?

Dan Conrad commented on Keith's comment
805 Rikers Rd, Punxsutawney PA. Still there.
Keith Murray: Dan Conrad does anybody know where cloe yards are?
Dan Conrad: Keith Murray they were at the north end, of what's Riker yard and in the wye.

Jackson-Township historical preservation posted
B.R. & P. (Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh) Railroad Station in the town of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County. (Photo from Stan Carlson)

pr 12, 1967 @ 27,000; AR1VBKY00010036


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