MBTA Orange Line's 111th anniversary

In 1901, before it turned into the Orange Line, the Boston Elevated Railway's first rapid transit train ran between Sullivan Square and Dudley Street stations. Boston was the fourth major city in the United States to get an elevated rapid transit system. Almost the entire route, except for an area outside the Tremont Street Subway (now Park Street Station), was made up of a two-track elevated structure. Pictured: The elevated line at South Station.
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By Andrew Ba Tran, Boston.com
In 1901, before it turned into the Orange Line, the Boston Elevated Railway's first rapid transit train ran between Sullivan Square and Dudley Street stations.

Boston was the fourth major city in the United States to get an elevated rapid transit system.

Almost the entire route, except for an area outside the Tremont Street Subway (now Park Street Station), was made up of a two-track elevated structure.

Pictured: The elevated line at South Station.