Boston Elevated Railway
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The Boston Elevated Railway was a former public transit company that operated Boston’s early elevated and streetcar lines before being succeeded by the modern MBTA system known as “the T.”
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
defunct company
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public transit company → street railway company → |
| country |
United States
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| fareSystem |
urban transit fares in Boston region
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| headquartersLocation |
Boston
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| industry |
public transportation
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| influenced |
design of later MBTA rapid transit lines
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| notableFor |
development of Boston elevated rapid transit
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extensive streetcar network in Greater Boston → operation of early Boston subway lines → |
| operatedDuringCentury |
19th century
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20th century → |
| operatedInCity |
Arlington, Massachusetts
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Belmont, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Brookline, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Cambridge, Massachusetts → Chelsea, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Dedham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Everett, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Malden, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Medford, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Milton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Needham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Newton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Quincy, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Revere, Massachusetts → Somerville, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Watertown, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → |
| operatedInState |
Massachusetts
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| operatedLine |
Atlantic Avenue Elevated
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Cambridge subway → East Boston Tunnel → Main Line Elevated → |
| operatedService |
elevated rapid transit
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subway service → surface streetcar network → tunnel service → |
| replacedBy |
bus and trackless trolley services in many corridors
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| servedCity |
Boston
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| servedRegion |
Greater Boston
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| successor |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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Metropolitan Transit Authority → |
| successorSystem |
MBTA "T" system
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| transportMode |
elevated railway
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light rail precursor → streetcar → trolley → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston)
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the T → |
precededBy |
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Symphony station
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formerOperator |
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Sullivan Square station
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formerService |
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Columbia Junction
("Boston elevated and rapid transit system")
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locatedInRailNetwork |
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PCC streetcar
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majorOperator |
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MBTA Orange Line
("Washington Street Elevated")
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previousAlignment |
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Mattapan High-Speed Line
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previousOperator |
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Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston)
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replacedOrganization |