Question about the 1931 Lawrence MA station

The 1931 built station in Lawrence (the one used until about 5 years ago) had an island platform between the two running tracks. Access seems to have been via a subway/underpass (not sure what you call them in the US) at the west end of the platform. http://goo.gl/maps/4u6pq" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Where was the other end of this subway? Thanks

It looks like there were stairs from the opening you see on the platform to the sidewalk under the bridge: https://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=42.700192 ... 39,,0,3.98. That's a pretty typical setup. I guess there could also have been a tunnel to the station.

Steps down to under the bridge was my first guess, but last time I looked at Streetview it had older imagery and under the bridge was all glared out. Your link shows there is clearly a boarded up entrance, so thanks.
Edit: This pic shows the entrance under the bridge when the station was being built http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6035/6261 ... 989e_o.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That's a great picture.

More here http://flickr.com/gp/41347876@N00/3HR3Y8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I got them from someone on this forum, I think.

What is that pipe contraption over the platform that looks like a coaling tower without the tower?

F-line to Dudley via Park-
If you're referencing LA-052b, a water spout for filling tender cisterns.

talltim wrote:The 1931 built station in Lawrence (the one used until about 5 years ago) had an island platform between the two running tracks. Access seems to have been via a subway/underpass (not sure what you call them in the US) at the west end of the platform. http://goo.gl/maps/4u6pq" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Where was the other end of this subway? Thanks

There was an underpass from the waiting room under the tracks and up to the platform between the two main lines. Used it a lot when I took the train as a kid "a while back." There was also a station track directly adjacent to the station to hold trains terminating and originating at Lawrence, again, a long
time ago.. To access that track, passengers used a beautiful set of stairs--marble, as I recall. The stairway at the west end of the platform went down to Parker St., thus giving arriving passengers two options to get to the street. I imagine that the water spout was used to service the steam engines on the trains originating / terminating at Lawrence, but am not sure on that.

Thanks for those memories. It's always good to learn more

Moving this to the Boston and Maine Forum as that is more fitting for this topic.