Port of Boston, Massachusetts Showing Railroad and Steamship Facilities

This finely detailed street plan of Boston and the surrounding cities highlights in vibrant color the transportation facilities owned by four separate entities: New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company (green), the Boston and Maine Railroad (red), New York Central System (blue), and state-owned property (yellow). This interconnected system includes piers, tracks, railyards, warehouses, and more – all vital elements to the area’s industrial economy. An interesting snapshot of Boston’s commercial infrastructure in the midst of the Great Depression. The map was created by the Walker Lithograph & Publishing Company. Issued by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, most likely in 1937 (pier numbers revised the year prior).