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The first ever subway system was in the Western Hemisphere in Boston. A man named Thomas Williams starred a ferry between the North End and Charlestown. In the late 1700’s stagecoach connected Boston and Cambridge.

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In the 19th century Boston had a very large railway operation going. During that time they also made electric street cars and created an electric train route.

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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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They made an elevated railways and tunnels for the the street cars.

The subway was up and running on a Wednesday September 1 1897.

By the 20th century they made more subways and elevated railways.

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In 1899 they decided to build 7 miles of green elevated tracks and also had 150 cars. In 1930 75 percent of humans in downtown either took public transportation or they walked. By 1943 they had 52 streetcar lines.

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MTA took over the company El in 1947 taking over the whole railroad lines, cars and the system itself. The MTA lines went to 14 different cities and towns.

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The MBTA expanded to different location like the Newton Highlands. There were 10 stations that got changed and more advanced by MTBA.

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Due to gas prices rising the T rider population went up in 1970.

They expanded the number of people on the train from 5 to 7Due o how many people where taking the train. The T has not been as reliable and has been having little trouble nowadays.