For most of the Bellefonte Central Railroad's life, State College was its western terminus.
In 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower came to State College by train. His brother, Milton, was president of the Pennsylvania State College. You can read more in the article POTUS to Penn State.
 The original State College station was along College Avenue, where the Hammond Building is now. |
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 1922 drawing of State College trackage. Courtesy of Mike Bezilla. |
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 1959 drawing of State College trackage. Courtesy of Mike Bezilla. |
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Based on the 1959 track diagram, this appears to be a southeasterly view across the throat near the station. I suspect Meyers Coal Yard would be to the right of the John Haugh & Sons building. |
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| The "new" State College station, just off of Atherton Avenue (PA 322 Business). It remains in use today as a bus station. |
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 Heading home for Christmas break, December 21, 1938. |
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 O. W. Houts |
 This feed mill was just off of Corl Street and was between Waddle and State College. It doesn't appear on most of the BCR documents, so I am not sure when it appeared. The mill was an Agway facility in the 1980s but was no longer rail-served. |
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 1915 sendoff for the Penn State - Harvard football game. |
 1915 sendoff for the Penn State - Harvard football game. |
 Likely the 1955 football special (below). |
 The original State College station was on College Avenue, as shown in this 1895 photo. |
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| Photos from a 1955 football special: | |
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| Photos from the "Donahoe Report", 1936, Pattee Library, Pennsylvania State University: | |
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