And the Hotel Charles in the background will definitely place the location as Springfield station. The date, March 23, 1936, might ring a bell as well. The four B&A Pacific's are supplying power for Springfield station and Tower 40 during the "Great Spring Freshet" of 1936, STILL the highest recorded flood on the Connecticut River.

Unknown photographer March 23, 1936.
Added to the photo archive by Carl Weber Jr., July 11, 2008.
Railroad: Boston & Albany.

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