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baldude69 t1_j7e8etu wrote

Reply to comment by Crackrock9 in Was pleasantly surprised to find that the oldest surviving passenger railroad station in the country is here in Philadelphia county - Shawmont station in Roxborough. Currently undergoing rehab to reopen this summer. by Odd-Emergency5839

That Paper Mill was the oldest operating in the country when it closed down just a few years ago. It was pretty cool when I went last year. Seems like they’ve torn down a bunch of it recently

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Crackrock9 t1_j7ei271 wrote

Fun fact, they used to make the boxes for White Castle

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Indiana_Jawnz t1_j7fjefe wrote

When it was closed the company intentionally destroyed essential parts of the machinery in order to eliminate the possibility of it being reopened by a competitor.

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mbz321 t1_j7esfyb wrote

Lol, i took a peek through there back in the Spring and there were people actively scrapping the place, dragging metal all the way to their cars parked off the trail.

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baldude69 t1_j7fu3mw wrote

Yep I ran into scrappers while I was there.. tried to stay in the shadows but they saw me. Ended up being friendly but yea, interesting situation

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