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From Flickr: “MBTA “T” subway map card – 1989″ by mikeyashworth

A colourful take on the line colours of the Boston "T" network, operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued in 1989. via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/tfQcZA

From Flickr: “Elevated – Subway & Tunnel systemor Rapid Transit Lines of the Boston Elevated Railway diagram, 1923” by mikeyashworth

You can see why, in later years and when the various lines of the old BRT were merged into the MBTA they adopted "The T" as a snappier name! BRT attempting to cover all bases in the title here, and this diagram excluded the traditional streetcar and ‘bus lines that Read More →

From Flickr: “Boston Elevated Railway – guide and information, 1923 edition” by mikeyashworth

A rather fine cut-away view acroos Boston’s Park Street station with the Common, Park St Church and the State House in the background. The city’s example of placing its streetcar (tramway) system into sub-surface subways was an early example of what many cities found useful in the 20th century and Read More →