Blue Hill Street Railway Company

Timeline

November 3, 1899

Blue Hill Street Railway Company begins operations.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

August 14, 1903

Blue Hill Street Railway Company opens its entire system, Stoughton to Mattapan Square via Canton.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

February 21, 1909

Blue Hill Street Railway Company carhouse at Canton Junction is destroyed by fire.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

1917

Blue Hill Street Railway Company is sold by Stone & Webster to Michael A. Cavanaugh.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

late 1910s

Blue Hill Street Railway Company goes into receivership.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

April 1919

Blue Hill Street Railway Company goes into receivership.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

February 5, 1920

Blue Hill Street Railway Company ceases operations.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).