Philadelphia's
Story

by
John Johnstone

Shawmont Station in Roxborough is the oldest station in the US and remains as it appeared in 1834. The trains do not stop here anymore, but do at adjacent stations. It is listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.

the oldest train station in the US

A picture from 1929:
Shawmont, Philadelphia, Train Station in 1929

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