Palmer, MA: Union Station: CSX/NYC/Boston & Albany and NECR/Central Vermont

(Satellite)

NECR = New England Central Railroad

Jim MacKey posted six photos with the comment:

Union Station is a historic former railroad station located in downtown Palmer, Massachusetts. The building, which was designed by American architect H. H. Richardson, opened in June 1884 to consolidate two separate stations nearby.[1] The grounds of the station were originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.[3]

It is located at the junction of the Boston and Albany Railroad (later part of the New York Central Railroad, and now the CSX Boston Subdivision)

General information

Location 28 Depot Street,

Palmer, Massachusetts

Coordinates 42°9′20″N 72°19′47″W

Construction

Architect Henry Hobson Richardson; W.N. Flynt & Company

Architectural style Romanesque

History

Opened June 1884

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When I saw locomotives and freight cars parked on the former Central Vermont Tracks, I knew I should look for the shortline that now operates the CV route. It is New England Central Railroad (NECR).

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