B731 Arriving in Framingham
CSXT local B731 from Readville is curling off the Framingham Secondary on to the Keolis/MBTA Worcester Mainline (former CSXT/CR/PC/NYC nee Boston & Albany) and crossing over from Main 2 to 1 so they can head in to Nevens Yard at CP22 just behind me.
This view is from the modern station platforms looking toward the historic station that is now a Brazillian steakhouse.
A bit of history for those interested:
Beginning in 1881, the Boston & Albany began a massive improvement program that included the building of over 30 new stations along its main line as well as the Highland Branch, which it bought in 1883. Famed architect H. H. Richardson was hired to design nine of these stations, including South Framingham which was commissioned in October 1883. The $62,718 station, built in 1884–85 by the Norcross Brothers company, was the largest and costliest of the nine. The station is a prime example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style, built of rough-hewn granite with contrasting details. The dominant roofline, dormers, arched bow window, and wooden interior are typical of the style. Like many of Richardson's designs, the station was well-praised; Henry-Russell Hitchcock called it a "better and somewhat more personal work" in The Architecture of H. H. Richardson and His Time. A small square baggage room (still standing and used as an ATM) was built in the same style just east of the station, near the Concord Street grade crossing.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Thursday August 13, 2020
B731 Arriving in Framingham
CSXT local B731 from Readville is curling off the Framingham Secondary on to the Keolis/MBTA Worcester Mainline (former CSXT/CR/PC/NYC nee Boston & Albany) and crossing over from Main 2 to 1 so they can head in to Nevens Yard at CP22 just behind me.
This view is from the modern station platforms looking toward the historic station that is now a Brazillian steakhouse.
A bit of history for those interested:
Beginning in 1881, the Boston & Albany began a massive improvement program that included the building of over 30 new stations along its main line as well as the Highland Branch, which it bought in 1883. Famed architect H. H. Richardson was hired to design nine of these stations, including South Framingham which was commissioned in October 1883. The $62,718 station, built in 1884–85 by the Norcross Brothers company, was the largest and costliest of the nine. The station is a prime example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style, built of rough-hewn granite with contrasting details. The dominant roofline, dormers, arched bow window, and wooden interior are typical of the style. Like many of Richardson's designs, the station was well-praised; Henry-Russell Hitchcock called it a "better and somewhat more personal work" in The Architecture of H. H. Richardson and His Time. A small square baggage room (still standing and used as an ATM) was built in the same style just east of the station, near the Concord Street grade crossing.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Thursday August 13, 2020