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Allison Shelter

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Allison on display Inside Trolley display building with trolley in background
1990s photo of a group of men moving the Allison shelter
Allison shelter on forklift being lowered
Allison Shelter On The Move on the rails

The Allison Shelter was located at the Allison Stop, near today’s intersection of Race Track Road and Pike Street in Meadow Lands.  The Allison Shelter is a companion to the Richfol shelter at the Museum’s main passenger platform in front of the Founders’ Car House. Allison is an example of the shelters on the original Washington & Canonsburg portion of the line. These had different “window” arrangements from their counterparts on the northern end of the Washington line represented by Richfol.

The Allison Shelter was preserved by Albert and Delvin Miller, founders of the Meadows harness racing track. These gentlemen preserved the shelter from their property in Meadow Lands and took it to their museum, Meadowcroft Village, in the 1970s. In 1994, Meadowcroft donated the structure to PTM and it was moved to the museum site. Volunteers rehabilitated it and placed it along the line. It became the passenger shelter for visitors to the Trolley Display Building for several years before being moved inside the Trolley Display Building as a permanent exhibit.

Year Built

Circa 1903

Year Acquired

1994

Type

STREET RAILWAY ERA STRUCTURES

Location

Trolley Display Building

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