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South Station Terminal
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Elevated view of the South Station terminal with elevated track in the foreground, Boston, Massachusetts. Streetcars and pedestrians can be seen on the street below. The South Station was created in the late 1890s when it was no longer efficient for each of the five railway companies that serviced Boston to have their own depot.
1900
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