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Posted by andy on Fri Jul 4 14:15:18 2025, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for July 4, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Fri Jul 4 13:04:30 2025. Thanks for posting. This was an important event in US transit history, as it was the first time that a modern European-style limited tramline was introduced in North America.Just please note that in 1959 the Boston operating agency was the MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority), and the new line was simply called the Highland Branch. It was Route #4 on the MTA map, but not on the car roll signs. The MBTA name debuted in 1964, when the MTA’s domain greatly expanded beyond its original 1947 boundaries. The Green Light Route D designation came a few years later (1967 if I remember correctly. 1959 also saw the debut of the Kingston Trio’s song “MTA” which later became the namesake of Boston’s Charlie Card. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Jw_v3F_Q0 |
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