Boston Switch is the junction in Central Falls, RI, where the 4.4 mile connector built by the Boston & Providence from its original mainline at East Junction joined the Providence & Worcester which had the first route from the north to the Union Depot on the Providence Cove. Thereafter both RR's used the route from Central Falls to Providence under a joint ownership arrangement. It later became the New Haven. The tower is SS 156 which closed in 1935 but still stands though soon to be razed. You can see the P&W home signal on the left side of the photo. I grew up not far from here so Boston Switch was one of my favorite train watching spots.

Photographed by Edward Ozog, 1955.
Added to the photo archive by Edward Ozog, August 8, 2009.
Railroad: New Haven.

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