Metropolitan Transit Authority
1947 – 1964
- Business Type
- Government
- State of Incorporation
- Massachusetts
- Business Purpose
- Public Transit, Government Agency
- Rail Operations
- 1947-1964
- Operations In
- United States: Massachusetts
Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger
- Boston Elevated Railway Company
- 1894 to 1947, Unknown
Timeline
- 1947
- Metropolitan Transit Authority is created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Source
“Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority,” Wikipedia, April 6, 2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Transportation_Authority. - 1947
- Boston Elevated Railway Company property is acquired by Metropolitan Transit Authority.
Source
Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Boston - In, Over & Under the Hub,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 11-41 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990). - 1952-1954
- Metropolitan Transit Authority extends the East Boston line to Revere.
Source
Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Boston - In, Over & Under the Hub,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 11-41 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990). - 1959
- Metropolitan Transit Authority converts the Boston and Albany Railroad Company Highland Branch to streetcar operation.
Source
Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Boston - In, Over & Under the Hub,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 11-41 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990). - August 3, 1964
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts succeeding Metropolitan Transit Authority.
Source
“Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority,” Wikipedia, April 6, 2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Transportation_Authority.
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