Lafayette Station – Baltimore

Baltimore & Potomac Railroad

From around the area where Lafayette Avenue crosses the railroad tracks in West Baltimore, now crossed by a bridge, there that been a small station on what was the southside of the street. The articles I have been able to find were from before 1900 and as always, no picture of the tiny station has been found yet.

In 1872 – I read an article where a man simply took the train and stated he went to Lafayette Station, where was at least two miles from Baltimore at the time.
In 1873 , a man was killed as he jumped from a moving train at Lafayette Station in Baltimore. Apparently he was the telegraph operator at the station.
In 1880 – 2 trains collided at the station, resulting two two damaged train but only slight reported injuries.
1881 – A ticket agent who had worked at the station passed away from natural causes. The station was mentioned in the article and we decided to make mention of it here.
1889 – There was a train accident at the station, but from what I could read, there were no serious injures.
1896 – A man fell off a freight train and was taken to a hospital. His riding partner on the freight train was arrested and charged with trespassing.
1899 – An ad showed that coal and wood was stored at the Lafayette Depot.
1900 – a 13 year old boy from Pittsburgh was found at the station, after running away from a boarding home and coming to Baltimore to locate an older brother and sister. He did not have much information on them however and was taken to the nearby Northwest Police Station.
In 1906, the station was described as ” An open space on the surface of nature ; no station at all – merely a stopping place”.