When I was a teenager, this beautiful building was a coffee house and what a perfect place for coffee and entertainment. The following photographs offer insight into how vital this station was to Wheeling.

The Pennsylvania Station truly is gone forever, but not without leaving behind a few remnants. The tracks have been replaced with walking and biking trails, but the walls along the Ohio River leave clues that something significant once lined the Wheeling waterfront.

Some people may not even know where this building once was located, but these photographs likely will offer enough perspective to figure it out.

Enjoy!

A photo of the train station in downtown Wheeling.
This view displays where the office for the Pennsylvania Station was located on 11th Street in downtown Wheeling.
A photo at the base of train tracks.
The railyard continued operation well after the Wharf Parking Garage was constructed.
Concrete walls that was part of a railroad station.
This concrete wall remains today along Heritage Port.
A black-and-white photo of a three-track train yard in Wheeling.
The riverfront on downtown Wheeling was a very busy place most days of the week.
The Wheeling train yard also featured passenger trains.
Most of the time, the tracks through Wheeling were utilized to transport freight, but the people would come out when a passenger train delivered family or friends.
A photo of a man with grey hair.
James Thornton

James Thornton has published several volumes of history on the city of Wheeling, and those interested in purchasing one of them can do so by contacting him at cre8m@comcast.net or visit the Creative Impressions website. The books can be purchased at the Wheeling Heritage Center, Kroger on Mount de Chantal Road, Miklas Meat Market, Nail City Records, the UPS Store in the Washington Avenue Plaza, VC Wares at Centre Market, Bower’s Decorating at The Highlands, and on the website www.wheelinghistory.net.

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