(rshsdepot) Morton, PA Station Restoration Committee

[Mario Cimino <cimino_@_ot.com>]

I would like to invite anyone interested in Philadelphia area railroad
history to the first meeting of the Morton Station Restoration
Committee. It will be held on Thursday, January 27, 7:30 PM at the
Morton Borough Hall. Directions are listed below.

Morton is located on the SEPTA R3 Elwyn/PRR West Chester Branch just
east of Swarthmore. The committee is being formed in response to the
threatened demolition of our 1892 PRR standard design outbound sided
passenger shelter (it's the type with the griffins carved into the roof
overhang, also found on the Chestnut Hill Branch). In the long term, we
will also work with SEPTA to restore and preserve the entire station
complex, including the passenger and freight stations, which were built
around 1880. The passenger station is in an ornate Victorian gothic
style, similar to the Glen Mills station.  Morton has one of the few
complete (i.e. passenger station, freight station, outbound shelter)
historic suburban railroad complexes left in the Philadelphia area and
our goal will be to keep it intact for generations to come.

In order to accomplish this, we will need all the help we can get.
Anyone is welcome, no matter whether they live in the immediate area or
not and even if they can only offer a small amount of time. We
especially need people who have worked on these efforts in the past,
even if only to provide occasional advice when we hit a bump in the
road.

Please feel free to reply with any questions you may have. Here are
directions to Morton Borough Hall:

From the Ridley area (Route 420 northbound), make a right at the SEPTA
railroad tracks onto Morton Avenue. At the first stop sign, make the
soft right onto Alfa Terrace. Make a left at the first stop sign onto
Highland Avenue. The Borough Hall parking lot is just ahead on the left.

From the Springfield area (Route 420 southbound) make a left onto Morton
Avenue at the railroad tracks and follow the above directions.

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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org

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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org