The original alignment of the the Boston & Albany main line up the Middlefield Gorge in Western Massachusetts employed two beautiful stone arch bridges over the River. The track was subsequently re-routed to ease the grade, which took the original bridges out of service. An interesting factoid - The chief engineer of the original Western Railroad was Whistler's father (i.e. - the father of the artist who did the famous painting "Whistler's Mother.") |
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4/27/1986 |
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Bancroft, MA Map ![Show Bancroft on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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Bob Krug |
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![Stone Arch Bridge, from the original track alignment of the Western Railroad](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/76110/Stone%20arch%20bridge%20Middlefield%20Gorge.jpg) |
Picture Categories: Bridge |
This picture is part of album: The B&A through the Berkshires |