The above damaged photo is from the Interstate Commerce Commission files of 1916. The role of the individual sitting in the doorway is unknown.
The above standard picture has been around for a while and the owner of the original is unknown. A few years ago, free copies could be obtained at the restored Lykens station in Lykens Borough.
The above picture of passengers at the Loyalton station is rare — and the original, taken with a box camera, is in a family collection. William Dietrich (1896-1977) of Specktown Road, Lykens Township, his wife Helen (1895-1977), and children Harold and Kathryn are shown either waiting for a train or just arriving in Loyalton. The picture can be dated with the ages of the children: Harold was born in 1919 and Kathryn in 1915. During World War I the Dietrich family lived in Harrisburg where William worked in the steel mills. In 1919, Helen’s grandmother, Hannah [Rickert] Riegle died. Her “sale” took place in 1920 and William & Helen purchased Hannah’s home and 6 acre farm in Lykens Township. Hannah was the Civil War widow of Harrison Riegle who served in the 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry.
The Oakdale Station, according to the Dauphin County Railroad Stations site, “was on the east side of Oakdale Station Road on the north side of the tracks at approximately GPS: 40.556024, -76.759528.”
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