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Dates:12/3/2012 - 12/3/2012
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B&LE Roundhouse and Yard
Title:  B&LE Roundhouse and Yard
Description:  This 1938 United States Department of Agriculture aerial photograph shows the Bessemer & Lake Erie roundhouse and yard located in Albion, PA. At the time, the facility bustled with activity.
Photo Date:  10/17/1938  Upload Date: 12/3/2012 5:29:23 PM
Location:  Albion, PA
Author:  United States Department of Agriculture
Categories:  Yard
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B&LE Yard
Title:  B&LE Yard
Description:  This 1969 United States Department of Agriculture aerial photograph shows that the roundhouse has been removed and that there is a reduced amount of activity in the yard. Relating to a struggling economy, the July 6, 1983, edition of the Erie Morning News stated that "the once busy Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad terminal in Albion will soon be nothing more than a minor rail station."
Photo Date:  5/27/1969  Upload Date: 12/3/2012 5:34:22 PM
Location:  Albion, PA
Author:  United States Department of Agriculture
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  432   Comments: 1


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