Union Station (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)
Union Station | |
|---|---|
 Pittsfield Union Station, 1914 | |
| Location | West Street |
| Coordinates | 42°26′55″N 73°15′35″W / 42.4486°N 73.2598°WCoordinates: 42°26′55″N 73°15′35″W / 42.4486°N 73.2598°W |
| Line(s) | Boston and Albany Railroad, New York Central, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad |
| History | |
| Opened | 1914 |
| Closed | 1968 |
Pittsfield's new railroad station, 1914
Pittsfield’s Union Station was a train station built in 1914 for $300,000.[1] The building replaced the original Pittsfield (Boston and Albany Depot) and was constructed in the Beaux Arts style and had green-veined marble walls, a high-domed terrazzo ceiling, polished woodwork, skylight, chandeliers and tall arched windows. The New York Central-owned Boston and Albany Railroad and the Berkshire Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad operated trains through the station to Boston, New York City, Albany and points west.[1]
Despite the objections of some local citizens the station was demolished in 1968.[1]
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