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After Pittsburgh Railways opened its new line to Washington in 1909, Richfol shelter was built in Canonsburg's east end to serve the busy Standard Tin Plate factory, and the stop was named after two of the firm's senior managers. One advantage of the interurban over the competing train was its frequent stops, made either because of heavy patronage or because a farmer had negotiated for them in a right-of-way lease. The shelter remained in service until trolley service ended in 1953, then became a school bus waiting station several miles away. Thirty years later, a local businessman donated the badly deteriorated shelter to the museum, where it was carefully restored.
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