Since my favorite past time is creating models, I've spent many hours
on models of buildings and sites at Hanover Junction. I have included
pictures along with a brief description of each model. Each building is
made to a scale of 3/16" = 1 foot.
| Hanover Junction Railroad Station |
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East side of building
train on westbound track to Harrisburg
note water pump on the right - our only water supply |
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| Hanover Junction Railroad Station |
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West side of building
Station Agent and Telegraph Operator's office were
located in the single-story addition on the right side of the building |
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| Hanover Junction |
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Pennsylvania R.R. train Westbound to Harrisburg
Hopper car in center is on Western Maryland track
to Hanover and Gettysburg
Coal shed and tool shed buildings are on the right |
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| Hanover Junction |
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South end of building
- Freight warehouse is in foreground
- Milk cans are on black platform next to track |
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| Hanover Junction |
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- South end of building
- note train order board on corner porch post |
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| Restored Hanover Junction Station |
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South end of building
model is of station as it has been converted to
a museum by York County Parks Department
note that the office addition has been removed from
end of building and replaced by small room as originally included
when building was built. This design is confirmed by pictures of
building taken in 1863. |
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| Restored Hanover Junction Station |
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North end of building as altered in conversion to
a museum |
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| Penna. Railroad Coal Yard |
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7/10 mile south of of Hanover Junction railroad
station
supplied coal, water, and sand to steam locomotives |
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| Penna. Railroad Coal Yard |
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switch track on left was cinder switch. A waiting
car held the ashes from steam locomotives.
4 tracks in center, from left to right:
switch, Hanover Jct. to Seitzville
main Westbound track
main Eastbound track
switch, Hanover Jct. to Seitzville
on right, note warning ropes to caution brakeman
riding on top car of low elevation ahead |
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| Diehl's School |
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Diehl's School, North Codorus Twp., York County
1.25 miles from Hanover Junction
1 room, 1 teacher
note see-saw made using fence rails |
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| W.S. Henry & Son |
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W.S. Henry & Son - General Merchandise, Hanover
Junction, PA
Erected in 1911, owned and operated by William and
Leonard Henry.
Destroyed by fire, March 10, 1933 |
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| Howard Tunnel |
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Howard Tunnel, North Codorus Township, PA
Built by Northern Central Railroad in 1838
Second oldest railroad tunnel in the United States
and oldest in continued service
Converted to double track in 1865 |
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| H.I. Gladfelter Cigar Manuracturing |
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Gladfelter Cigar Manufacturing, Hanover Junction,
PA
Owned and operated by H.I. Gladfelter
Built in 1895 and razed about 1955. |
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| Track Repair Gang Shed |
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Hanover Junction
located about 50 yards north of the Coal Yard
used by track repair gang for storage of tools and
maintenance equipment |
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| Pump House |
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Hanover Junction
located east of Coal Yard
housed gasoline-powered engine for pumping water
from Codorus Creek to the coal yard reservoir |
