The Boston and Albany Railroad (reporting mark B&A) [1] was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system, Conrail, and CSX Transportation.

Oct 25, 2024 · For Boston, city leaders immediately set out to establish an all-rail route across the state and open a western connection at Albany, New York. Such an endeavor included one major obstacle; the rugged Berkshire Mountains in the state's western interior.

The Boston & Albany Railroad Photographic Collection consists of more than 2,500 original negatives and study prints. These images constitute a record of the company's construction activities, rolling stock, stations, and specialized equipment from the late 1890s until approximately 1920.

The Boston and Albany Railroad (reporting mark B&A) was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system, Conrail, and CSX Transportation. The line is currently used by CSX for freight.

The Boston and Albany Railroad was formed by a series of mergers beginning in 1867 that subsumed both the first commercial line in New England, the Boston and Worcester Railroad (chartered 1831) and the Western Railroad (1833), the …

The Boston and Albany Railroad was formed by a series of mergers beginning in 1867 that subsumed both the first commercial line in New England, the Boston and Worcester Railroad (chartered 1831) and the Western Railroad (1833), the …

Aug 1, 2023 · The Boston & Albany’s J2 Hudsons certainly looked like typical NYC Hudsons, with their unmistakable symmetrical front ends, cast pilots, and all-around clean lines. But a closer look revealed important differences.

The Boston and Albany was a railroad connecting Boston, MA, and Albany, NY. Number 39's a coal-burner called "Mamora" and was nicknamed "Eddy Clock" after the designer, Wilson Eddy. It received its nickname because it was said to run with clock-like precision.

The 200.4-mile route of the former Boston & Albany Railroad was one of the first locations where the Central operated RDCs. Some Beeliners operated the entire distance between Boston and Albany; others covered schedules between Boston and Worcester or Springfield, Mass.

May 24, 2024 · Olmsted would get to tackle those challenges in the 1880s, when the Boston and Albany Railroad hired him to design the grounds for several stations, and work with B&A to establish a landscape beautification program for other stations.