Changes
to Transit Service in the MBTA District 1964-Present by Jonathan
Belcher
-- Updated as changes happen -- originally published
In PDF format
Jonathan's done it again! This time he's found ALL of the changes, ALL
of the route numbers, ALL of the destinations, ALL of the former
companies that operated the routes, ALL of the...well you get the
picture! If the MBTA had it, he's got it right here! This is the place! I just
hope you have a lot of time to read this one!
Remnants
of Abandoned Stations, Tunnels, and Station Entrances found on the MBTA by
Jonathan Belcher
-- updated
When you have the oldest transit system in the
country, you're bound to make a few changes. Jonathan has compiled quite a list
of stations and passageways that aren't usually visited by the public anymore
(and a few that are!).
The MBTA's Type 8s by Jonathan
Belcher and Scott Moore
-- updated March 29, 1999 -- published March 28, 1998
Photo essay of Boston's low-floor LRVs
100 Years
of the Tremont Street Subway by Scott Moore
-- published
A feature so big, it needs its own menu! This special
section includes a chronology of events that made the Tremont Street Subway
into today's Green Line, and over 100 photos showing those changes! Also
included is the article from the Boston Globe on
A Peek at the
Old Colony by George Chiasson
-- published
The newest Commuter Rail lines into
Images from
the MTA 2600 Fantrip a Photo Essay by Scott Moore
-- published September 1, 1997
Images from the fantrip held on August 17, 1997 with
MTA bus 2600, a GM TDH-4512 built in 1957. Images of the bus
from all over the
Images from
the MBTA 3418 Fantrip a Photo Essay by Scott
Moore
-- published September 1, 1997
Images from the fantrip held on June 1, 1997 with
MBTA LRV 3418, one of the first LRVs to enter revenue
service, and one of the last to operate in service with plug doors. Images of 3418 in a variety of locations around the Green Line system.
This Old
Bus with Joel Fairhurst and the Everett Shop Crew
A photo essay by Joel Fairhurst,
Scott Moore, and Vinton Wong
-- updated
In March 1996, MBTA bus 8887 was involved in a traffic accident. Fortunately
none of the people on the bus were seriously injured, but the bus did not fare
so well. The impact seriously damaged the front end of the bus. But, leave it
to the resourcefulness of the MBTA and their people at the Everett Shops who
have taken on the task of rebuilding the bus. In a similar manner to the PBS
series "This Old House", this photo essay chronicles the rebuilding
efforts of the bus including the repair of major structural members, and the
replacement of the body modules.
Boston's
Cancelled Highways by Scott Moore
-- published August 28, 1996
Over twenty years ago,
Arborway Memories A Photo Essay by Scott Moore
-- published February 5, 1996
The Arborway line always seemed to get the
"hand-me-downs" and was the last Green Line branch to operate PCC
cars in regular service. It's been over ten years since a streetcar has
ventured beyond the Heath Street loop, and the destination is still listed on
the system maps, though classified as "suspended service". If service
is ever restored, it won't look anything like this!
Images from
the Last 3295 Fantrip! A Photo Essay by Scott
Moore
-- published January 1, 1996
On October 22, 1994, President's Conference Committee car 3295 made its last
(as in most recent) tour of the MBTA's Green Line
system.