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ABOUT THE HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS
Looking like a gargantuan bug from a horror movie, the Old Colony Railroad Bridge is one of the most compelling objects in Boston.
This incredible hulk of industrial sculpture bestrides Fort Point channel, behind South Station, like a misplaced fragment from Pittsburgh or Chicago. Built in 1892, it was originally a drawbridge and carried six tracks of the Old Colony line. Today it is used only for shunting commuter trains. It hasn't been raised since...
Looking like a gargantuan bug from a horror movie, the Old Colony Railroad Bridge is one of the most compelling objects in Boston.
This incredible hulk of industrial sculpture bestrides Fort Point channel, behind South Station, like a misplaced fragment from Pittsburgh or Chicago. Built in 1892, it was originally a drawbridge and carried six tracks of the Old Colony line. Today it is used only for shunting commuter trains. It hasn't been raised since...
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Location
Summer St & Atlantic Ave
Boston, MA 02110
United States
Boston, MA 02110
United States
Nearby Items
| MBTA Head Houses | 13 feet |  | ||
| Dewey Square | 186 feet | | ||
| South Station | 302 feet | | ||
| Are We There Yet? | 318 feet | | ||
| Federal Reserve Bank of Boston | 397 feet | | ||
| Travel is so Broadening | 479 feet | | ||
| Destinations | 479 feet | |
