History
Originally, Springfield's grand Union Station was constructed in 1926 by Boston and Albany Railroad to replace a smaller Union Station, which had been adorned in unique Egyptian-style architecture. Appropriately, Springfield is exactly equidistant to both Boston and Albany—89 miles (143 km.) Rail lines that fed into Union Station included the Hartford and Springfield Railroad, the Springfield and New London Railroad (both of which were acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad), and the Connecticut River Railroad (which was later acquired by the Boston and Maine Railroad).
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