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152:), allowed progressively more streetcar lines to be removed from the congested streets downtown and rerouted to rapid transit stations further out. Passengers could transfer for free between streetcars and rapid transit lines to complete their journeys to or from downtown. In 1904 the East Boston Tunnel opened and was initially used to allow streetcars from
204:
In 1936, the BERy assigned numbers to its routes for map use, but route numbers were not used on buses until the late 1960s (when the colors were assigned to the remaining rail lines). Additionally, the numbers were only kept the same on and after the 1942 revision of the map; before that they were
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transit tunnel via
Massachusetts Avenue. Replaced by a trackless trolley route in September 1958, which was renumbered 77A in the late 1960s. In January 2005 most service on the 77A route was eliminated but it continued to operate on trips to get trackless trolley vehicles between the carhouse and
33:
Boston-area streetcar lines remaining in 1940 (in green), plotted against a map of the BERy's subway and elevated lines (in purple). The shade of green for each line denotes how long the line lasted after this; the lightest-green lines were abandoned in 1945 or earlier, the second-lightest lines
2640:, which advertised itself as "the world's largest street railway system" in the 1910s. Between 1931 and 1937, EMSR replaced almost all of its streetcar routes with bus service. Only three streetcar lines were left by the end of 1937, all linking Boston to nearby towns.
2451:: Ran along Galen Street, Washington Street (Newton), Park Street (Newton), Tremont Street (Newton/Brighton), Washington Street (Brighton), Cambridge Street (Brighton), North Beacon Street, Commonwealth Avenue, into the Blandford Street subway portal and through the
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at the end of the Red Line. These were respectively designated as the Green Line branches A thru E and as part of the Red Line. The Green Line "A" branch was subsequently abandoned in 1969 and the "E" branch south of Heath Street abandoned in 1985.
183:(MTA) was formed to take over the streetcar, bus, and rapid transit operations of the Boston Elevated Railway. It continued to convert lines from streetcar (and trackless trolley) to bus. In 1964 the MTA's operations were in turn taken over by the
187:(MBTA), which also took over other bus systems running to suburban towns outside the MTA area. By this point the only remaining streetcar lines were five routes running into the Tremont Street Subway and one route on private right-of-way between
205:
changed with each new version. A few routes were renumbered around 1967, but most routes have kept their original numbers even through conversions from streetcar to trackless trolley to bus. Routes were numbered roughly clockwise from
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In the 1920s as competition from cars increased and bus technology improved, the BERy began replacing some of its streetcar lines with buses. These conversions accelerated in the 1930s, with some routes also converted to
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operated into the same portal, the 43 used the two west tracks. Afterwards, it was realigned to use the two east tracks, allowing for a larger bus transfer area to the west. Replaced by the
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A map of the MTA's transit network in 1952, with streetcars indicated by route numbers in circles, buses by route numbers in rectangles, and trackless trolleys by route numbers in triangles
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division routes (111–113 and 116–119) acquired by BERy with several rerouted to East Boston; some of these had run into the subway via the Mystic River Bridge and North
Station until 1934
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opened and many streetcar routes that had previously used surface tracks in downtown Boston were rerouted into the subway. Over the following decades the opening elevated and underground
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3453:
125:
project already under construction. Several lines were electrified in 1889 and by 1895 almost the entire system had been electrified. The last horsecar line was abandoned in 1900.
2411:(today known as Nubian station). Replaced in September 1953 by bus service, which in September 1962 was merged with the 76 Harvard–Massachusetts station bus route to form the
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bus running between Forest Hills and Copley Square, but short-turn service from the subway to
Brigham Circle was restored in July 1986 and to Heath Street in November 1989.
4180:
2369:
bus in two stages, south of Lenox Street in June 1956 and north of Lenox Street to the subway portal in
November 1961. The bus route was extended north to loop around
2762:
2672:. At a stop called "Sheepfold" near Spot Pond in Middlesex Fells, the operator was replaced by an EMSR employee who drove the streetcar the rest of the way into
3059:"Origin and Development of the Fixed-Route Local Bus Transportation Network in the Cities and Towns of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority District"
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3389:
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2570:. Track connections to the rest of the system were provided by the otherwise unused streetcar tracks under the elevated from Sullivan south to the
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180:
4206:
34:
were abandoned from 1946 to 1950, the second-darkest lines were abandoned from 1951 to 1969, and the darkest-green lines still existed in 1969.
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In 1889 the West End Street
Railway experimented with electric power for its streetcars; the results were so promising that it abandoned a
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3753:
2752:
1989:
1963:
1883:
1867:
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132:(BERy) took over the West End Street Railway in order to make the streetcar lines part of its planned rapid transit system. In 1897 the
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3640:
2636:. It also operated local streetcar service within those towns. The company was formed in 1919 to take over the lines of the bankrupt
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2934:
86:; these companies competed with each other while also sharing tracks in many locations. By the mid-1860s horsecar lines reached to
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2518:
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on March 26, 1856. Over the following decade a large number of horsecar lines were built by different companies, including the
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2224:
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are rerouted to use it, ending surface-running via eastern
Huntington Avenue, Boylston Street and the Public Gardens incline
75:
2727:. The lines were bustituted in 1946 and 1948 respectively. The bus routes that replaced them eventually became MBTA routes
719:
Trackless trolley until March 13, 2022 (after
January 2005 ran only to move trackless trolleys between routes 71/72/73 and
42:
once existed, and many continued operating into the 1950s. However, only a few now remain, namely the four branches of the
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Had been split into two segments since the
Dorchester Avenue Bridge closed for reconstruction on December 2, 1946
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1435:
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629:
111:
95:
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2335:. Replaced in December 1955 by a bus route that was subsequently discontinued in June 1971. In April 1981 the
924:
Trackless trolley after the
Meridian Street Bridge reopened ca. 1954 until March 30, 1961 (Woodlawn–Maverick)
4055:
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trackless trolley, which was converted to bus in March 1963 and extended south to
Wolcott Square in 1981.
3822:
3651:
2625:
2617:
2196:
2132:
1921:
133:
107:
99:
83:
2183:: Ran via Broadway, Dorchester Street, Southampton Street, Northampton Street and Washington Street to
2265:. Replaced in April 1953 by bus service with branches to both Arborway via Hyde Park Avenue (30A) and
3706:
3605:
2609:
2567:
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Had been cut back from Linden to Everett carhouse (at Broadway and Cameron Street) September 16, 1933
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station opens, extending the Boylston Street subway to a new portal on Beacon Street used by route
671:
609:
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571:
557:
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122:
87:
51:
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bus from City Point to Broadway & Tremont Street, which was extended to Copley Square in 1975.
4148:
3926:
3747:
3513:
3183:
Barber, Richard (March–April 1984). "Pertinent Routes Relating to Trackless Trolley Operations".
2656:. It left Sullivan operated by a Boston Elevated Railway driver and ran via the tracks of BERy's
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2378:
2248:
2200:
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to reach downtown, but in 1924 it was converted into another rapid transit line (part of today's
141:
79:
71:
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17:
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3542:
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29:
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2604:(EMSR) operated lines between Boston and towns north and south of the Boston area, including
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bus, which replaced it in September 1958 (as a trackless trolley until March 2022). See also
2485:
bus, which replaced it in September 1958 (as a trackless trolley until March 2022). See also
2069:
Last day of streetcars through the East Boston Tunnel, which had included routes to Chelsea (
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3627:
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routes from Woodlawn, Beachmont, Revere, Lynn and Salem cut back from the subway to Chelsea
188:
161:
157:
1855:
Trackless trolley from September 12, 1953 until March 30, 1963 (Arlington Center–Lechmere)
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3522:
3322:
2540:
2522:
2500:
2478:
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520:
192:
145:
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routes 71 and 73 until the latter routes were converted to buses in March 2022. See also
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1538:
Trackless trolley until June 23, 1961 (Malden Square–Chelsea Square via Everett Square)
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3812:
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3778:
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2740:
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2297:: Ran along Centre Street, South Huntington Avenue, Huntington Avenue, and through the
2184:
2119:
2055:
1779:
1745:
Had been cut back from Brookline Village to Brookline Avenue & Boylston Street 1933
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Turned around at the south end of the closed Meridian Street Bridge since June 12, 1950
916:
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714:
67:
2691:, and from March 1969 to the end of its service in September 1971, it was part of the
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operated the following streetcar routes. All lines were connected via trackage to the
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bus, which replaced it in November 1955 (renumbered from 79 to 77 in the late 1960s).
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1933:
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137:
2425:. Service south of Brigham Circle was temporarily suspended 1980-1982 and 1985-1989.
4092:
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2967:
Ron Newman, quoting messages from users 'RTSPCC' and 'Widecab' (January 28, 1997).
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Had run into the subway via the Mystic River Bridge and North Station until 1934
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Had run into the subway via the Mystic River Bridge and North Station until 1934
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Had run into the subway via the Mystic River Bridge and North Station until 1934
1612:
Had run into the subway via the Mystic River Bridge and North Station until 1934
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3477:
2712:
2684:
1596:
Trackless trolley until March 30, 1963 (Revere–Everett after September 8, 1940)
1091:
Route 76 ran only Harvard Square–MIT from September 12 to 18, after which route
967:
Had run into the subway via the Mystic River Bridge and North Station until 1934
952:
Had run into the subway via the Mystic River Bridge and North Station until 1934
176:
when gasoline and rubber were in limited supply, but resumed in the late 1940s.
153:
3246:
1755:
Mystic River Bridge (between Chelsea and Charlestown) closes for construction;
2808:"Rail road map showing the street rail road routes in and leading from Boston"
2139:), but only the 9, 39, 43, 57, 61, 62 and 69 actually operated in the subway.
992:
934:
543:
222:
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172:(locally referred to as 'trackless trolleys'). Bus conversions paused during
3960:
3853:
3361:, Bulletin 125 of the Central Electric Railfans' Association, Chicago, Il.
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3395:
3291:
2872:
Report on the Methods and Practices of the Boston Elevated Railway Company
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2007:
Had run into the subway via the Public Gardens incline before the 1920s
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Had run into the subway via the Public Gardens incline before the 1920s
148:), as well as extensions of the Tremont Street subway (which became the
62:
The first streetcar line in the Boston area was a horse-drawn line from
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in June 1972, and had its south end truncated from Egleston to the new
2676:
and alongside Main Street to the terminal at Farm Hill Station of the
1707:
Trackless trolley until March 30, 1963 (first trackless trolley route)
2273:). The 30A branch was discontinued in 1981, but since the 1990s most
110:. In 1887 the various Boston-area horsecar companies (except for the
2660:
line. It continued beyond from the north end of the 100 through the
997:
Trackless trolley until September 8, 1961 (Orient Heights–Maverick)
976:
118 Revere carhouse–Maverick via Ocean Avenue and Bennington Street
969:
Trackless trolley until September 8, 1961 (Wonderland–Wood Island)
954:
Trackless trolley until September 8, 1961 (Wonderland–Wood Island)
1462:
Trackless trolley from September 13, 1947 until December 14, 1956
979:
Trackless trolley until June 18, 1955 (Wonderland–Orient Heights)
1871:
Had been cut back from Worcester to Framingham January 15, 1931
3442:
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to Copley Square in 1987 due to the relocation of the southern
1522:
Remained in use for late night service until December 24, 1948
3375:
1787:
Trackless trolley from November 28, 1936 until March 30, 1963
1281:
Trackless trolley from December 10, 1949 until March 31, 1961
1010:
Trackless trolley until March 30, 1961 (Wood Island–Maverick)
662:
Had been cut back from Egleston to Lenox Street June 14, 1956
226:
1785:
Cut back to Everett carhouse (at Broadway and Cameron Street)
221:
This is a table of when each streetcar line was converted to
3372:
Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA District 1964-Present
2287:: Ran along Hyde Park Avenue. Replaced in April 1953 by the
2020:
Trackless trolley from September 12, 1953 to March 30, 1963
1671:
Beachmont–Day Square via Broadway and Chelsea Street Bridge
2969:"Re: MBTA Green Line - how many branches did it once have?"
2687:
in 1946. In 1968 the MBTA took the bus service over as the
2223:
north on Blue Hill Avenue and Seaver Street (both parts of
2217:
29 Mattapan–Egleston via Blue Hill Avenue and Seaver Street
1247:
Trackless trolley until April 5, 1962 (Kane Square–Dudley)
1097:
Trackless trolley from April 22, 1950 until March 30, 1961
3275:. January 11, 1935. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
2844:. December 20, 1900. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
2061:
Trackless trolley from June 17, 1939 until March 30, 1963
2048:
Trackless trolley from June 17, 1939 until March 30, 1963
160:) operated with free transfers to and from streetcars at
1975:
25 Andrew–Washington & Fairmount Streets Dorchester
1660:
Trackless trolley until March 30, 1963 (Linden–Everett)
1095:
was extended from Central Square to MIT until November 9
939:
Trackless trolley until ca. 1954 (Woodlawn–Wood Island)
2789:. March 29, 1856. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
1832:
and a new portal on Commonwealth Avenue used by routes
3205:. March 4, 1938. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
1879:
Norumbega Park–Boston College via Commonwealth Avenue
1564:
Trackless trolley from April 2, 1938 until March 2013
231:
3383:
MBTA Green Line -- unused tunnel at Boylston station
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2546:
Trolleybuses in Greater Boston#Harvard-based routes
2509:
Trolleybuses in Greater Boston#Harvard-based routes
2487:
Trolleybuses in Greater Boston#Harvard-based routes
2399:, southeast on Northampton Street and southwest on
2578:. Route 100 was replaced in December 1955 by the
2391:(now Hynes Convention Center station) south along
2277:trips have been extended via Washington Street to
1959:Framingham–Newton Corner via Natick and Wellesley
1545:113 Malden Square–Chelsea Square via Ferry Street
1268:Daytime streetcar service had ended March 4, 1938
54:) running regular service on an undivided street.
2928:"Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district"
2823:Twentieth Report of the Boston Transit Commission
2715:center and then splitting. One line continued to
1336:8 City Point–South Station via Dorchester Avenue
1228:Ashmont-Dudley via Washington Street, Dorchester
3153:
3151:
3149:
2247:) in 1987 due to the relocation of the southern
1050:Meridian Street Bridge closes for construction;
3315:""Re: Bay View streetcar line in South Boston""
1852:Arlington Center–Sullivan via Medford Hillside
1769:58 Cypress Street–subway via Huntington Avenue
713:Replacement trackless trolley route renumbered
2586:in 1975 due to the relocation of the northern
2377:in 1987 due to the relocation of the southern
2339:bus was extended to cover the former 40 route.
2261:along Cummins Highway and Hyde Park Avenue to
1399:Clarendon Hill–Lechmere via Somerville Avenue
632:opens, ending service to Adams Square station
3454:
3134:. Boston Metropolitan Transit Authority. 1952
3112:. Boston Metropolitan Transit Authority. 1950
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1577:Malden–Everett via Ferry Street and Broadway
949:Revere Beach Loop–Maverick via Revere Street
38:As with many large cities, a large number of
8:
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3004:
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2145:7 City Point–South Station via Summer Street
1508:Brookline Village–subway via Huntington Ave
1418:Clarendon Hill–Lechmere via Highland Avenue
964:Revere Beach Loop–Maverick via Beach Street
906:33 Roslindale–Arborway via Hyde Park Avenue
229:. Only information post-1940 is complete.
3392:, misc.transport.urban-transit June 4, 1998
3199:"New Dudley-Dover Sts Buses Start Tomorrow"
2921:
2919:
2917:
2915:
2913:
2911:
2909:
2907:
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2596:Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway routes
2467:bus from Watertown to Kenmore in June 1969.
1815:Chestnut Hill–subway via Huntington Avenue
1007:Eagle Street–Maverick via Lexington Street
880:Trackless trolley until September 30, 1958
850:City Point–South Station via Summer Street
4043:
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3470:Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
3461:
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2763:List of streetcar systems in Massachusetts
2321:40 Arborway–Egleston via Washington Street
2092:
2068:
1915:
1900:
1824:
1754:
1472:103 Malden Square–Everett via Main Street
1459:Davis Square–Sullivan via Highland Avenue
1434:
1026:Trackless trolley until September 5, 1958
896:Trackless trolley until September 5, 1958
669:
623:
185:Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
4088:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
3413:Boston Transit Routes, chicagorailfan.com
3187:. Vol. 21, no. 3/4. p. 15.
1698:77 Harvard–Lechmere via Cambridge Street
1561:Aberdeen Avenue–Harvard via Huron Avenue
1487:Lebanon Street–Everett via Malden Square
2864:
2862:
2860:
2858:
2295:39 Arborway–subway via Huntington Avenue
2255:30 Mattapan–Arborway via Cummins Highway
2118:
482:
28:
3223:Belcher, Jonathan (December 26, 1995).
2774:
2187:(today known as Nubian station) on the
1742:Brookline Avenue–Massachusetts station
1580:Trackless trolley until March 30, 1963
1490:Trackless trolley until March 29, 1963
1427:Trackless trolley until March 29, 1963
1408:Trackless trolley until March 29, 1963
1355:Trackless trolley until March 29, 1963
1326:Trackless trolley until March 13, 1959
1257:Grove Hall–Dudley via Blue Hill Avenue
1202:Fields Corner–Dudley via Geneva Avenue
1189:Trackless trolley until March 30, 1961
1125:Sullivan–subway via Bunker Hill Street
1042:Trackless trolley until March 30, 1963
703:Trackless trolley until March 13, 2022
690:Trackless trolley until March 13, 2022
2962:
2960:
2958:
2956:
2954:
2952:
2950:
2948:
2946:
2944:
2697:–Sullivan via Main Street and Fellsway
2517:: Ran essentially the same route from
2495:: Ran essentially the same route from
2473:: Ran essentially the same route from
2147:: Ran essentially the same route from
1655:Everett carhouse–Everett via Broadway
1548:Trackless trolley until June 23, 1961
1323:Salem Street–Sullivan via Winter Hill
1260:Trackless trolley until April 5, 1962
1231:Trackless trolley until April 6, 1962
1218:Trackless trolley until April 5, 1962
1205:Trackless trolley until April 5, 1962
1173:Trackless trolley until April 5, 1962
1078:Trackless trolley until April 5, 1962
519:Number dropped and considered part of
3417:Boston Elevated Railway system maps:
3162:. Boston Street Railway Association.
1863:Framingham Center–Boston Park Square
7:
4100:Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
3160:Streetcar Lines of the Hub–The 1940s
2758:Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
2602:Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
2552:100 Elm Street–Sullivan via Fellsway
2235:. Replaced in September 1959 by the
2159:bus, which replaced it in June 1953.
1726:Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
1639:Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
1625:Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
1385:Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
1370:Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
1294:Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
516:28 Mattapan–Ashmont High Speed Line
4122:Middlesex and Boston Street Railway
3336:Santiago, Rowell (August 4, 1994).
2753:Middlesex and Boston Street Railway
2361:. Before December 1953, when route
2313:. Replaced in December 1985 by the
2191:. Replaced in December 1953 by the
2173:. Replaced in December 1953 by the
2017:81 Arlington Center–Clarendon Hill
1990:Middlesex and Boston Street Railway
1964:Middlesex and Boston Street Railway
1884:Middlesex and Boston Street Railway
1868:Boston and Worcester Street Railway
1477:Trackless trolley until April 1962
1062:rerouted via Chelsea Street Bridge
624:New northbound subway routing from
4110:Boston and Northern Street Railway
3338:"Re: MBTA Green Line Nomenclature"
2886:Snowden, Dave (November 1, 1995).
2562:via Fellsway and Mystic Avenue to
1985:Local lines in Newton and Waltham
217:Timeline of streetcar abandonments
25:
3396:TIMEPOINTS VOL 3 NO 2 August 1951
2935:Boston Street Railway Association
2004:Boston College–Brookline Village
1709:Replacement bus route renumbered
1265:Dudley–subway late night service
1215:Ashmont-Dudley via Talbot Avenue
1088:76 Harvard–Massachusetts station
1054:cut back to south end of bridge,
833:Replacement bus route renumbered
774:Replacement bus route renumbered
640:Shuttle Pleasant Street–Boylston
114:) were all consolidated into the
4186:Yards and maintenance facilities
4127:Newton and Boston Street Railway
3574:Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line
3409:, ne.transportation May 20, 2005
3208:
2847:
2792:
2650:Sullivan Square#Elevated station
2648:This streetcar line ran between
2211:Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line
1918:Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line
1903:Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line
1308:Sullivan–subway via Main Street
830:47 Massachusetts station–Dudley
48:Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line
3407:More Boston streetcar questions
3359:The Colorful Streetcars We Rode
3249:. Boston Elevated Railway. 1936
3090:. Boston Elevated Railway. 1942
2385:47 Massachusetts station–Dudley
2243:(with some trips continuing to
2115:MTA streetcar routes as of 1953
18:Boston-area streetcar lines/old
2129:Metropolitan Transit Authority
1809:
1766:
1535:Everett Square–Chelsea Square
1518:
1511:Rush-hour only since ca. 1932
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181:Metropolitan Transit Authority
1:
4207:Streetcars in the Boston area
2355:Pleasant Street subway portal
2167:Pleasant Street subway portal
1152:123 Jefferies Point–Maverick
771:79 Arlington Heights–Harvard
4212:Town tramway systems by city
3346:misc.transport.urban-transit
3269:"Tunnel Tolls Cut on Monday"
3233:misc.transport.urban-transit
2977:misc.transport.urban-transit
2896:misc.transport.urban-transit
2515:79 Arlington Heights–Harvard
2389:Massachusetts Avenue station
2195:bus, which was rerouted via
1782:Linden–Everett via Broadway
1701:Had run into the subway via
1421:Had run into the subway via
1402:Had run into the subway via
1023:Charles River Loop–Arborway
931:115 Chelsea Square–Maverick
311:39/Green Line "E" (Arborway)
140:lines (which became today's
128:In 1897 the recently-formed
3158:Clarke, Bradley H. (2003).
2582:bus, which was rerouted to
2415:bus from Harvard to Dudley.
2239:bus, which was extended to
2093:Last day of surface lines (
2033:Fields Corner–Adams Street
1289:Quincy Point–Fields Corner
710:82 North Cambridge–Harvard
553:61 Cleveland Circle–subway
40:Boston-area streetcar lines
4228:
3729:Washington Street Elevated
3385:, rec.railroad May 5, 1994
3313:RTSPCC (August 12, 2003).
2533:82 North Cambridge–Harvard
2525:transit tunnel as today's
2503:transit tunnel as today's
2481:transit tunnel as today's
2439:62 Cleveland Circle–subway
2429:61 Cleveland Circle–subway
2357:and through the subway to
2353:and Tremont Street to the
2325:Washington Street Elevated
2233:Washington Street Elevated
2189:Washington Street Elevated
2169:and through the subway to
2165:: Ran via Broadway to the
2105:) entering the subway via
1380:Houghs Neck–Fields Corner
1278:20 Fields Corner–Neponset
4115:Old Colony Street Railway
4083:New York Central Railroad
4073:Boston and Maine Railroad
3617:Haymarket North Extension
2678:Boston and Maine Railroad
2554:: Ran from Elm Street on
2395:, southwest one block on
2285:32 Cleary Square–Arborway
2039:
1681:
1526:
1494:
1466:
1390:
1235:
1193:
1167:Fields Corner–Andrew via
1049:
919:Meridian Street–Maverick
910:
856:
797:
741:
737:Cut back to Lenox Street
678:
567:62 Boston College–subway
496:
341:57/Green Line "E" (Heath)
64:Central Square, Cambridge
4105:Bay State Street Railway
3696:Causeway Street elevated
3685:Atlantic Avenue Elevated
3570:
3539:
3519:
3510:
3501:
3401:Trackless Trolley Routes
2657:
2638:Bay State Street Railway
2537:North Cambridge carhouse
2299:Huntington Avenue Subway
2082:
2078:
2074:
2070:
1609:Woodlawn–Chelsea Square
1436:Huntington Avenue subway
1352:Clarendon Hill–Sullivan
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721:North Cambridge carhouse
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112:Lynn and Boston Railroad
4056:Boston Elevated Railway
3848:Middleborough/Lakeville
3357:Carlson et al. (1986),
3225:"MBTA 111 Woodlawn bus"
2707:Two Quincy routes left
2654:Stoneham, Massachusetts
2575:
2572:Causeway Street incline
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2098:
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1837:
1833:
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877:Cleary Square–Arborway
645:Pleasant Street incline
535:57 Heath Street–subway
486:Last day of streetcars
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116:West End Street Railway
3595:Boylston Street subway
2453:Boylston Street Subway
2419:57 Heath Street–subway
2362:
2303:Boylston Street Subway
2124:
2085:), and Kendall Square
1949:Norfolk Street–Dudley
1800:Pierce Square–Ashmont
612:ca. 1967, reverted to
591:ca. 1967, reverted to
247:
244:
241:
238:
68:Bowdoin Square, Boston
35:
4013:North–South Rail Link
3652:Tremont Street subway
2869:Beeler, John (1918).
2783:"Miscellaneous Items"
2709:Fields Corner station
2574:, once used by route
2441:: Today known as the
2431:: Today known as the
2421:: Today known as the
2269:via Cummins Highway (
2209:: Today known as the
2197:Boston Medical Center
2133:Tremont Street subway
2127:As of early 1953 the
2122:
2077:), Lexington Street (
1721:Salem–Chelsea Square
1365:99 Stoneham–Sullivan
1244:Uphams Corner–Dudley
1140:Jamaica Plain–Dudley
1075:Franklin Park–Andrew
893:Dedham Line–Arborway
747:40 Arborway–Egleston
616:when replaced by bus
595:when replaced by bus
525:Still runs 1940s-era
134:Tremont Street Subway
84:South Boston Railroad
76:Metropolitan Railroad
50:, with only one (the
32:
4002:In planning/proposed
3862:Providence/Stoughton
3818:Framingham/Worcester
3794:Newburyport/Rockport
3707:Charlestown Elevated
3606:Green Line Extension
2888:"Fw: Line Numbering"
2826:. 1914. p. 102.
2568:Charlestown Elevated
2471:71 Watertown–Harvard
2393:Massachusetts Avenue
2333:Forest Hills station
2279:Forest Hills station
2181:10 City Point–Dudley
2045:102 Faulkner–Malden
1634:Lynn–Chelsea Square
1620:Local lines in Lynn
759:Elm Street–Sullivan
670:4 Riverside–subway (
659:Lenox Street–subway
643:Last service to the
605:69 Watertown–subway
290:28/Red Line Mattapan
3878:Central Mass Branch
3718:Green Line A branch
2926:Belcher, Jonathan.
2725:Fore River Shipyard
2719:, and the other to
2493:73 Waverley–Harvard
2461:Green Line A branch
2457:Park Street station
2449:69 Watertown–subway
2443:Green Line B branch
2433:Green Line C branch
2423:Green Line E branch
2311:Green Line E branch
2307:Park Street station
2207:28 Mattapan–Ashmont
2163:9 City Point–subway
2081:), Jeffries Point (
2073:), Orient Heights (
1936:Broadway?–Bay View
1776:September 16, 1933
1569:September 10, 1937
1372:north of Spot Pond
1102:September 16, 1949
1083:September 18, 1949
1015:September 28, 1951
989:Gladstone–Maverick
825:September 12, 1953
610:Green Line A branch
589:Green Line E branch
584:39 Arborway–subway
572:Green Line B branch
558:Green Line C branch
540:Green Line E branch
507:Green Line D branch
502:4 Riverside–subway
52:Green Line E branch
4066:Trackless trolleys
4025:Red–Blue connector
3983:Under construction
3641:Southwest Corridor
3247:"System Route Map"
3132:"System Route Map"
3110:"System Route Map"
3088:"System Route Map"
3057:Humphrey, Thomas.
2787:New England Farmer
2584:Wellington station
2463:. Replaced by the
2343:43 Egleston–subway
2125:
2040:December 20, 1924
1941:November 22, 1929
1898:December 21, 1929
1893:Dorchester Avenue
1705:until July 9, 1922
1527:December 10, 1937
1495:September 9, 1938
1467:December 30, 1938
1451:September 8, 1939
1432:February 16, 1941
1425:until July 9, 1922
1406:until July 9, 1922
1236:December 24, 1948
1169:Meeting House Hill
1159:February 11, 1949
1039:Watertown–Central
885:November 21, 1952
865:Mattapan–Arborway
818:City Point–Dudley
806:City Point–subway
791:Mattapan–Egleston
783:September 9, 1955
766:November 18, 1955
742:December 16, 1955
687:Watertown–Harvard
679:September 4, 1958
651:November 17, 1961
579:December 27, 1985
497:Still operational
80:Middlesex Railroad
72:Cambridge Railroad
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4137:
4136:
4033:
4032:
3906:
3905:
3757:
3738:
3737:
3487:
3323:ne.transportation
2680:Stoneham Branch.
2644:Stoneham–Sullivan
2519:Arlington Heights
2401:Washington Street
2267:Roslindale Square
2112:
2111:
2058:Faulkner–Everett
1822:October 23, 1932
1807:November 4, 1932
1752:January 13, 1934
1593:Woodlawn–Everett
1519:48 Dudley–subway
1475:Short-turn of 106
1438:opens and routes
1391:November 7, 1941
1344:December 6, 1946
1178:January 28, 1949
1067:December 9, 1949
798:December 4, 1953
626:Government Center
621:October 28, 1963
481:
480:
362:69/Green Line "A"
353:62/Green Line "B"
350:61/Green Line "C"
223:trackless trolley
16:(Redirected from
4219:
4154:Arts on the Line
4044:
4022:
4019:
4010:
3993:South Coast Rail
3991:
3980:
3976:Capital projects
3959:
3937:Crosstown routes
3924:
3913:
3888:Lexington Branch
3823:Franklin/Foxboro
3761:
3754:List of stations
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3745:
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3720:
3715:
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3704:
3698:
3693:
3687:
3682:
3676:
3671:
3654:
3649:
3643:
3639:
3636:
3630:
3628:Lechmere Viaduct
3625:
3619:
3614:
3608:
3603:
3597:
3592:
3571:
3540:
3520:
3511:
3502:
3491:
3484:List of stations
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3456:
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3349:
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2818:
2812:
2811:
2804:
2798:
2797:
2796:
2790:
2779:
2564:Sullivan station
2497:Waverley station
2329:Egleston station
2323:: Ran under the
2263:Arborway station
2229:Egleston station
2225:State Highway 28
2054:
2044:
2029:
2016:
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1974:
1945:
1932:
1928:January 18 1929
1913:August 26, 1929
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1811:
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1735:
1697:
1665:October 9, 1936
1651:
1647:January 8, 1937
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1211:
1198:
1194:January 7, 1949
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1121:
1110:Egleston–Dudley
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1019:
1003:
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915:
911:January 4, 1952
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846:
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755:
746:
734:Egleston–subway
709:
700:Waverly–Harvard
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683:
655:
604:
583:
566:
552:
534:
515:
501:
483:
239:4/Green Line "D"
232:
162:Maverick station
21:
4227:
4226:
4222:
4221:
4220:
4218:
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4197:
4196:
4195:
4190:
4133:
4061:Streetcar lines
4048:
4029:
4020:
4017:
4008:
3997:
3989:
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3509:
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3480:
3472:
3467:
3390:Boston Trolleys
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3330:
3312:
3311:
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3295:
3294:. nycsubway.org
3292:"MBTA Red Line"
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2749:
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2662:Middlesex Fells
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2598:
2593:
2541:Harvard station
2523:Harvard station
2501:Harvard station
2479:Harvard station
2397:Columbus Avenue
2375:Ruggles station
2351:Columbus Avenue
2117:
2066:April 17, 1924
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2015:
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3954:
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3951:Other services
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3932:List of routes
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2409:Dudley station
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4176:Nomenclature
4093:Penn Central
4060:
3871:Former lines
3852:
3662:Former lines
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3331:
3308:
3296:. Retrieved
3273:Boston Globe
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2842:Boston Globe
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2721:Quincy Point
2717:Hough's Neck
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2666:right-of-way
2664:on a private
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2025:May 9, 1925
1988:Operated by
1962:Operated by
1882:Operated by
1866:Operated by
1724:Operated by
1637:Operated by
1623:Operated by
1601:May 7, 1937
1383:Operated by
1368:Operated by
1292:Operated by
1286:May 1, 1948
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207:South Boston
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179:In 1947 the
178:
174:World War II
170:trolleybuses
166:
127:
120:
104:West Roxbury
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4164:CharlieCard
4047:Predecessor
3927:Silver Line
3514:Orange Line
3298:December 3,
3253:December 3,
3138:December 3,
3116:December 3,
3094:December 3,
3067:December 1,
2588:Orange Line
2535:: Ran from
2387:: Ran from
2379:Orange Line
2345:: Ran from
2257:: Ran from
2249:Orange Line
2219:: Ran from
2201:Orange Line
2155:as today's
1920:) opens to
1905:) opens to
1876:April 1930
1617:March 1937
546:) ca. 1967
211:East Boston
154:East Boston
142:Orange Line
4201:Categories
3942:Key routes
3838:Old Colony
3543:Green Line
3532:Light rail
3494:Heavy rail
3169:0938315056
2769:References
2685:bustituted
2149:City Point
2137:Green Line
1982:1926-1928
1970:late 1928
993:Short-turn
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