T Timeline by Landon Read https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646 en-us 2023-10-16 17:35:45 UTC 2023-10-19 00:29:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Before the T: Horsepower ljread29_ https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646/wish/2749306616 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.]]> 2023-10-16 17:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646/wish/2749306616 19th Century: Going Electric ljread29_ https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646/wish/2749319782 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.]]> 2023-10-16 17:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646/wish/2749319782 1897: The hemisphere’s first subway emerges ljread29_ https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646/wish/2749327011 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.
]]> 2023-10-16 17:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646/wish/2749327011 Early 20th century: Boston rises above ljread29_ https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646/wish/2749334783 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.]]> 2023-10-16 17:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646/wish/2749334783 1940’s: Change brewing ljread29_ https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646/wish/2750779715  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.]]> 2023-10-17 13:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646/wish/2750779715 1960’s: Goodbye El hello MBTA ljread29_ https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646/wish/2750784821 The MBTA expanded to different location like the Newton Highlands. There were 10 stations that got changed and more advanced by MTBA.]]> 2023-10-17 13:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646/wish/2750784821 1970’s Until now: A Tumultuous time ljread29_ https://padlet.com/ljread29_/uuf6awwnpz51u646/wish/2753567126 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.
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