Trolley buses
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Boston Elevated Railway Company. Library records
Collection
Identifier: M150
Overview
On July 2, 1894 the Massachusetts Legislature authorized the incorporation of the Boston Elevated Railway Company, a private company formed to build elevated railway lines to the suburbs of Greater Boston. In November 1896, after a proxy battle with the West End Railway Company, which had previously held a monopoly on streetcar routes for the Boston area, all surface and rapid transit were unified under the Boston Elevated Railway Company. The elevated lines were combined with the subway (which...
Dates:
1884-1967 (bulk 1921-1950)