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Photos & Videos Photo of the Day ‘New England States’

‘New England States’

By Brian Schmidt | October 15, 2021

| Last updated on August 7, 2025

Passenger board train at city station

New England States passengers navigate the rough platform at La Salle Street Station in 1952. Conditions underfoot were still bad when Anderson detrained 13 years later. Wallace W. Abbey

New England States

New England States passengers navigate the rough platform at La Salle Street Station in 1952. The New York Central train operated between Chicago and Boston. Wallace W. Abbey photo

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