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Providence Union Station

Opened by the New Haven Railroad in 1898, Providence Union station closed on June 15, 1986, as part of the downtown redevelopment project that moved the Northeast Corridor tracks closer to the state capitol building and passenger facilities to the current Amtrak/MBTA station. Thankfully the classic building was saved and now accommodates offices and restaurants.

Photographed by Tom Nelligan, June 15, 1986.
Added to the photo archive by Tom Nelligan, July 24, 2018.
Railroad: Amtrak.

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I well remember this wonderful station at 5yrs old when my mother and I left Rhode Island to go to Rolla, Missouri. We boarded our sleeping car in Providence and were switched South Station, never having to get off until St. Louis. We passed through steel mills at night and beside an airport. The dining car was great! The Pullman conductor would gather us up for seatings in the diner. Out of St. Louis we ended up getting on some troop sleepers on the end of a very long train just as it was leaving the station.

Posted by Steven Hall on 2018-07-25 14:16:56


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