Collection Item

New Meets the Old

77 years of progress in street railway cars. No. 396 is a product of the St. Louis Car Co. having been the latest thing in 1900. No. 3419 is a product of Boeing-Vertol of Philadelphia. It is one of 175 new Light Rail Vehicles purchased by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in Boston. The cars are seen here on the Highland Branch at Riverside in Newton, Massachusetts. May 18, 1977.

Collection of Matthew D. Cosgro

Image > Postcard > Printed > Chrome

Publisher: Audio-Visual Designs
Photographer: Skipper Clark

Date: May 18, 1977
Postmark: Not postally used.

Location, was published at: Earlton, New York
Location, depicts: Newton, MassachusettsView Location Details

Subject, Agency: Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityView Railroad Details

Object ID: 9304005691
Recorded: 2022-05-06
Watermark Removal & Reproduction: Not Available