Transition from "In <location name>" from "at <location name>

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My take is on a railroad, a location is a specific point. You can either be at that location or not at that location. So even today, the first example is correct on a railroad. 
Take Juniper, VA located near M.P. N-16 on the Norfolk District between Portlock and Suffolk, VA.  It qualifies as a station.  Pre-1951, the population, excluding water moccasins, bears, and deer, MAY have been considered four -- the four operator-levermen that staffed Juniper Tower and controlled movements on the middle track.  The closest public road was 5+ miles away.  Juniper was not scheduled as a station-stop, but the locals would pick up (or drop-off) staff members going on vacation or rest days.  Wonder how these employees spent their off-time in the middle of the Dismal Swamp ?             Harry Bundy
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