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Large broadside for the Boston & Albany Railroad, announcing the rail schedule ''Commencing Monday, Dec. 7, 1874''. Broadside lists time tables for ''passenger trains going west'' from Boston to New York, as well as those going east from New York to Boston. Measures 17.5'' x 28'', printed in forest green on cream-colored paper. The Boston & Albany Railroad was a popular regional line in the 19th and 20th centuries, whose tracks are still used by Amtrak. Chipping along margins and a few closed tears, overall in very good condition.
1874 Broadside Announcing the Rail Schedule for the Boston & Albany Railroad
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