Union Station is a historic station at Depot Street in Palmer, Massachusetts

Palmer, Massachusetts

The Town of Palmer is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,140 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. It was originally designed by American

United States

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 architect H. H. Richardson in 1883 (although some sources claim it was also in 1881 and 1885) and was one of the largest in his series of Northeastern railroad stations. Frederick Law Olmsted

Frederick Law Olmsted

Frederick Law Olmsted was an American journalist, social critic, public administrator, and landscape designer. He is popularly considered to be the father of American landscape architecture, although many scholars have bestowed that title upon Andrew Jackson Downing...

 designed the landscape around the station, which was used by the Central Vermont

Central Vermont Railway

The Central Vermont Railway was a railroad that operated in the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, as well as the Canadian province of Quebec....

, Boston and Albany, and New London Northern

New London Northern Railroad

The New London Northern Railroad was a part of the Central Vermont Railway from New London, Connecticut, north to Brattleboro, Vermont. After a long period with the Canadian National Railway, it is now operated by the New England Central Railroad...

Railroads. Today it operates as the "Steaming Tender" restaurant. Additionally, several antique trains are on display nearby.

External links

• Flickr Photo
• Palmer, Mass. Union Station (Vista-Dome Views)
• Station history at the Steaming Tender Restaurant website
• Palmer, Massachusetts Railfan pix #1, #2, and #3 (Cape Cod Rails)