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CIVE 3800-01: Engineering Boston

Historical Documents on Streetcar and Subway Transportation in Boston

Annual Reports of the Board of Public Trustees of the Boston Elevated Railway Company (1897-1916)
Annual Reports of the Board of Public Trustees of the Boston Elevated Railway Company (1920s to 1940s)
Contains reports that are not available in the Hathi Trust website.
Annual Reports of the Boston Transit Commission (1899-1918)
Annual Reports of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Annual Reports of the West End Street Railway Company (1888-1921)
Elevated Railroads, the Public Necessity: Argument before the Joint Committee on Street Railways of the Massachusetts Legislature, Saturday, March 13, 1880
The argument in favor of an elevated railway..
Elevated Railways; Opening Argument for the Remonstrants,before the Street Railway Committee of the Legislature of Massachusetts, Feb.25,1880
A highly-detailed argument against a proposed elevated railway in Boston.
Evidence and Arguments before the Committee on Horse Railroads (1872)
A hearing on complaints concerning overcrowded cars and late arrival times.
Evidence before the Massachusetts Committee on Street Railways as to the Safety of Overhead Wires (1889)
A public safety hearing on electrified streetcars.
Legislation, Court Decisions, Contracts and Leases for the Use of the Subways and Tunnels (1916)
A chronological compendium of legal documents concerning the Boston Transit Commission and the Boston Elevated Railway Company.
Street Railways: Development of Street Railways in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1900)
A history of street railways in the metro-Boston area up to the year 1900.
Transportation Facilities in and around the City of Boston (1910)
Describes efforts being taken to extend rail transit to each of Boston's neighborhoods.

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