Evolution of Boston street railways to elevated system progress
A historical overview of Boston street railways from early horse lines to the West End consolidation and electric traction. It describes the subway and planned elevated lines, their routes from Sullivan Square to Dudley Street, transfer hubs at Park Street, and the expected dramatic reductions in travel time and improvements in public transit efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elevated Railway Company
West End Street Railway Company
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston
Lynn & Boston Street Railway Company
Elevated
Metropolis
Washington Street
West End
Harvard College
Cambridge
Fitchburg
Union Square
Somerville
Dorchester and
Roxbury
Metropolitan Railroad
Old Boylston Market
Eliot Square
Metropolitan
Cambridge Railroad
Union Railway
Middlesex Railroad
Broadway
South Boston
Boston and
Chelsea
Dorchester Railway
Dorchester Extension Railway
Suffolk Railroad
Winnisimmet Horse Railroad
Lynn & Boston Horse Railroad
Winthrop Railroad
Chelsea and
East Boston
Brookline and
Back Bay Railway
Highland Street Railway
Charles River Railroad
Everett
Malden
Medford
Arlington
Belmont
Watertown
Newton
Brookline
Brighton
West Roxbury
Dorchester
West End Company
Philadelphia
United States
Pleasant and
Tremont Streets
Union Station
Charlestown
Park Street
Scollay Square
Church Street
Boylston
Back Bay
Adams Square
Street Railway Company
Mer
Sprovesty
West Street Railway Company
Gostrichtwy
Tremont Street
Ofton
Union
Central
Albany Street
Allston Station
East Cambridge
George Street
Eagle Street
Freeport Street
Harvard
Harvard Square
Alleghanies
Subway
Berlin
Sullivan Square
Main Street
New
Charlestown Bridge
Commercial Street
Atlantic Avenue
Beach Street
South Union Station
Harrison Avenue
Castle Street
Washington
Dudley Street
Cambridge Street
Joy
Boston Bridge
Dudley Terminal
Srembeny
Lincoln’s Wharf
Ter
Pleasant Street
City
East Second Street
Marine Park
Sixth Street
L Street
East Eighth Street
West Sixth Street
Dorchester Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richmond
Corliss
Mirable
Harvard and Brattle Squares
Stadtbahn
London
L” Road
Boston’s “L” Road