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Another Nick on March 25, 2019 at 3:03 pm

though they were built by different railroads.

This might not be entirely accurate.  For instance, the RF&P's Alexandria Union Station was actually designed by the Pennsylvania RR.  The drawings at the library are even stamped by the PRR chief engineer's office.  It sports the same Federal Revival style that Fredricksburg and a whole lot of PRR stations have (like Perryville!).  

RF&P might have built Fredericksburg, but it has a PRR-designed station written all over it.  Without heading down to the Alexandria library to see if they've got the relevant part of the RF&P archives, it isn't easy to confirm if it was entirely in-house or a PRR product, but my gut says PRR.

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