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The first subway system in  the western hemisphere was in Boston.

Thomas Williams started a ferry service between the North End and Charlestown. late 1700s stagecoach connected Boston and Cambridge

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Boston had one of the largest railway operations in the U.S.

These street cars were pollution free .More streetcar lines popped up

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1897: The Hemisphere’s First Subway Emerges

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1897: The Hemisphere’s First Subway Emerges

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in 1891, recommended four elevated railway lines and a tunnel for streetcars under Tremont Street, along with the creation of the Boston Elevated Railway Company. the streetcars got very crowded. More subways were made by the 20th century

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the company created 150 train cars75% of people traveled by train in Boston. MTA took over the EL in 1947.
After a groundbreaking ceremony on January 20, 1899, the company built 7 miles of olive green elevated track, 10 elevated stations, and two large multilevel terminals. The company also acquired 150 more carts

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The MBTA was created in 1964The MBTA created 10 more train stations. They are Copley, Maverick, Prudential, Orient Heights, Government Center/Blue and Green Lines, Fields Corner, Columbia, Kenmore, Haymarket, and Arlington.

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The MBTA was created in 1964.

The MBTA created 10 more train stations. They are Copley, Maverick, Prudential, Orient Heights, Government Center/Blue and Green Lines, Fields Corner, Columbia, Kenmore, Haymarket, and Arlington.

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on December 9 1980 the t shut down for the day due to a lack of fundsThe MBTA expanded their board to prevent this from happening ever again