Got a favorite station, depot, whistlestop, terminal?

The CVRR station in Chambersburg was interesting....

Then again, the station in Greencastle was nice....

 And then so was the station in Shippensburg....

"C.V." makes one think of "Central Valley", once an HO supplier.  What road was that?  I, and, for sure, many on here, are familar with those Pennsylvania towns....I have seen none of those stations, so presume all are long gone.  My long time favorite is the Durango, Colorado station, and model kits have been done, but it is large, and eats a lot of real estate if built to scale. Other favorites, many with current or past O scale kits, are several on the Rio Grande Southern, including the Lionel kit of the Rico station.

brwebster posted:

Every now an then I review photographs found on the net of local Toronto railroad stations.  One in particular holds a certain fascination with me.

The second railway to service Toronto was the Great Western Railway.  Not long after it's arrival the road opened it's own terminal at the foot of Yonge St. and the Esplanade. 

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That is a wonderful facade on that building. In my layout planning, I always have the hankering to put up a small union station building in a wrap-around curve spot; only room for two tracks, but it would be a prominent piece. This building fits the bill I would say.

My own favorite is the long-gone St Enoch station in Glasgow, Scotland. The actual building was a hotel, with the train sheds behind. Note the ornate subway building in the foreground. It's still there, but there is an ugly glass-pyramid mall in the station's place.

These two are also favorites: the CNR and CPR depots in Port Arthur, Ontario (now Thunder Bay) They were literally a stone's throw from each other, but only the CNR building remains.

My favorite was Baltimore Union Station Terminal... purely Iconic back in the day. Would love to model it in the  late 20's

I like the PRR Altoona Station with the Logan House and Train shed:

However I am also fascinated with the Jersey City Ferry Terminal:

as well as the PRR Broad Street Station in Philadelphia:

I guess I am just a sucka for Victorian Age Architecture!

colorado hirailer posted:

"C.V." makes one think of "Central Valley", once an HO supplier.  What road was that?  I, and, for sure, many on here, are familar with those Pennsylvania towns....I have seen none of those stations, so presume all are long gone.  .

CVRR = Cumberland Valley RR.  Ran from Martinsburg WV up to Harrisburg PA. 

The station in Greencastle exists and is owned by the BSA.  Stations in Mercersburg and Ft. Loudon both still exist. 

Yes - though I'm biased.  I grew up playing in the MCM stations at Topeka and Lawrence.

Lawrence, KS:

Topeka, KS:

I had just one opportunity to catch a train at Buffalo Central Terminal but the image of the place has stayed with me all these years. It was 1977 when I was interning with Conrail during college. Heading home for Easter break, I deadheaded to Buffalo on a freight and stepped off as we passed the terminal. My train, Amtrak 48, wasn't scheduled out of Buffalo until the middle of the night so I had an opportunity to explore the station areas still accessible to the public at that late date. Even in a state of rundown desolation, what an impressive place it was. How I so would have liked to been there in its heyday.

Here are a selection of view of the terminal beginning with its construction to the time of my visit in the Amtrak era. I particularly like the image of the visit by the Union Pacific streamliner during its tour. My grandfather and father toured the train at GCT during its stay in New York City.

Bob

Always thought the WM/PLE station in Connellsville, Pa was neat...trains actually came in to the town on the bridge and the tracks came in to the top of the station, passengers walked up stairs to get to the platform.

This structure still stands, the tracks and platforms are gone however. I believe it is a jewelry store or something.

And of course, just across the river was the magnificent B&O Connellsville station. Such a shame this was torn down in the early 80's and replaced with a tiny ugly Amtrak "station". This is certainly a historic landmark!

I have always liked the two story stations in which the station agent lives upstairs, or, sometimes, on shortlines....the railroads main office was located.  Flipping through an 1991 issue of RMC, there was an article on Southern Pacific's #22.  Unfortunately, none of those stations would have existed in the territory I model.  But a lot of western roads had them, in various configurations.  In areas with vicious winters in the north and northeast, I would not think stations with living quarters would be unusual.

Got lots......some will be gone if we don't save them.....

New York Ontario & Western Station in Middletown NY. I have heard that the City of Middletown has teken it over.

Broad Street Station, Richmond VA.....which has a second life as the Science Museum of Virginia.

The main headquarters for the New York Westchster & Boston RR which is now the 180th street subway station in the Bronx.

The ornate stations of the New York Boston & Westchester which became the Dyre Avenue Subway stops.

3 pictures of the derelict Westchester Avenue Station in the South Bronx, that served the NYB&W and the New Haven River line which is in danger of disintigrating....

You can see the Number 6 IRT EL in the 1st picture.....you are right near Whitlock Avenue.

Peter

 Not necessarily my favorite, buy I like it...

Location today...

Riverside Train Station in good ole Illinois. Grew up down the street and loved coming here sitting on the bench, and just watch the trains go by.

Here are a couple I'm kinda fond of.

San Bernardino Depot (jointly operated by ATSF and UP during the passenger era). This photo is from a block away when the cleared the lot to build a new strip mall. You can't get this view of the depot now. The depot housed offices as well as a freight operation.

Redlands Depot (ATSF) The actual depot itself is a small wood-framed structure, but the 300-foot passenger shelter is what makes this depot unique. The towers on the roof were for the gate operators. The west tower (far end) was for observation of the line to the west (there were packing houses and on-going freight operations at one time) and general symmetry. Metrolink has taken over the last remnants of the Redlands Loop and down the road, passenger service will return to this depot in the form of commuter trains.

Hemet (ATSF). This is an unusual depot on a pretty much abandoned branch. From the design, it looks like it supported a good-sized freight operation, especially when you factor in the other rail-served industries that surrounded the depot area at one time. It was in pretty bad shape several years back, but the locals restored it and converted it to a museum.

I also have a fondness for the "County Seat"/Mission style ATSF Depots. Model Tech Studios makes the mission style version in an O scale kit. The first is Las Cruces, New Mexico (now a museum). The second is Norman, Oklahoma.

What a wonderful selection of favorites.  Some familiar to me and then some I was never aware existed.  Thanks to all who contributed and keep 'em coming.

Bruce

After I first saw it on the way to a service call in 1978, Santa Fe's Iola, Kansas depot became a favorite of mine:

Rusty