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| Mt. Hope's C&O
Railway Station |
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The town's historic C&O Railway Station, opened on June 15, 1927, survived until the
1970's, although the station had been closed in the late-1960's
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| The "old" C&O Railway Station
that most of the town's older citizens are familiar with was actually the newest of
several stations used by the C&O to serve the towns of Mt. Hope and Macdonald. By the
mid-1920's, the C&O Railway found its old station house in Mount Hope to be obsolete
for the growing needs of the community of Mt. Hope. The railway soon began the
construction of a new station that would have the ability to handle more passengers,
freight and express shipments. On June 15, 1927, the workforce and records of the C&O
were moved into a new station house, conveniently located just one block behind the town's
business section. The station featured a large waiting room, a large office room, an
express room with a truck pit, and a 25x50 foot freight room. At the time the new station
was opened, J. M. Miller, was the station agent. The station had platforms, front and
rear, with special auto ramps to allow the unloading of new automobiles being shipped via
rail to the numerous auto dealerships then located in Mount Hope. The total cost of
building the new and modern station amounted to $30,000.00. At the time of its opening,
the Mount Hope Station was doing a monthly business of $10,000. The station house that had
served the town prior to the building of the new station, was located just a short
distance east of the station that replaced it. The older station survived until the
early-1960's, at which time is was torn down. |
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