. The Boston and Maine Railroad; a history of the main road, with its tributary lines . ^ ® 03 t c oj h 0)- .a 4>>-|S • tj£ «E^ m>2 * 43 43 «£ 43 m - 43 >>to-g cS O£>> ns C e 43 ills ..so — 3 43 fa ^® o oo«jgQinaiP3 PeS C O a O eS 0,£ ;£E^2(13) ^•=^43 siTO . llsll ^ CD 3 ^ ?; -a « 43 o o*j c^ o C .C^ * 43 w ^^afH 43 3 2: £ C^ 03 .*- w V4_ 03aH 43 3 U >;^ « a! O C *, N« 0^=^ O ~ 3E -SEdtl. 14 THE BOSTON AND MAINE BAILROAD A permanent station, the well-known brick building inHaymarket Square, so long in existence, was first usedon October 20 of the same year. The granting
. The Boston and Maine Railroad; a history of the main road, with its tributary lines . ^ ® 03 t c oj h 0)- .a 4>>-|S • tj£ «E^ m>2 * 43 43 «£ 43 m - 43 >>to-g cS O£>> ns C e 43 ills ..so — 3 43 fa ^® o oo«jgQinaiP3 PeS C O a O eS 0,£ ;£E^2(13) ^•=^43 siTO . llsll ^ CD 3 ^ ?; -a « 43 o o*j c^ o C .C^ * 43 w ^^afH 43 3 2: £ C^ 03 .*- w V4_ 03aH 43 3 U >;^ « a! O C *, N« 0^=^ O ~ 3E -SEdtl. 14 THE BOSTON AND MAINE BAILROAD A permanent station, the well-known brick building inHaymarket Square, so long in existence, was first usedon October 20 of the same year. The granting of permission by the Legislature to builda new railroad leading directly into Boston caused greatexcitement at the State House and the measure was bit-terly opposed by the Boston and Lowell Railroad man-agement on the ground that the State had promised theLowell companj- that, for thirty years, no parallel roadshould be constructed within four miles on either side ofits line. When first built, the Haymarket Square stationwas the largest in Boston and considered one of the finestin the country. There were two tracks in the train shed,convenient waiting and eating rooms for travellers on thelower floor, while the companys oflBces were located onthe second floor. The amount of business then transactedby the Boston and Maine may be judged by the fact thatfor some years after the station was built part of th
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