I've been to Boston and rode the Riverside trolley my share of times. A very practical thing to have for Newton and surrounding residents to take into the city. In fact, Boston as a whole had, from what I could see, a most efficient mass transit system that was just about as good as the ones in cities over in Germany, if not better.
Riverside's only downfall was that it lead to the closure of the Pleasant Street Portal, subsequent abandonment of the Tremont Street Tunnel & the later "suspension" of the A branch.
. . . and 2 floods of Kenmore Station when the Muddy River got too full. (They just recently did a bunch of work to try to prevent that -- the work right at the river itself is done, but I think they are still doing some things at the portal at the same time as the currently ongoing track work.)
I remember seeing a vintage photograph of a flood on the D Branch approach to the tunnel with a wooden barrier constructed across it successfully keeping the floodwater out. This was right after the 1990s flood of Kenmore Square station.
as a kid growing up in West Newton I was all ways riding the green line in to Boston, and it only cost 10 cents, then as a teenager it went to 25 cents.
I've been to Boston and rode the Riverside trolley my share of times. A very practical thing to have for Newton and surrounding residents to take into the city. In fact, Boston as a whole had, from what I could see, a most efficient mass transit system that was just about as good as the ones in cities over in Germany, if not better.
On July 4, 2019 marks 60 years for this line
cool love these history videos awesome and interesting about the D line
Riverside's only downfall was that it lead to the closure of the Pleasant Street Portal, subsequent abandonment of the Tremont Street Tunnel & the later "suspension" of the A branch.
. . . and 2 floods of Kenmore Station when the Muddy River got too full. (They just recently did a bunch of work to try to prevent that -- the work right at the river itself is done, but I think they are still doing some things at the portal at the same time as the currently ongoing track work.)
I remember seeing a vintage photograph of a flood on the D Branch approach to the tunnel with a wooden barrier constructed across it successfully keeping the floodwater out. This was right after the 1990s flood of Kenmore Square station.
I wish they could bring back the A branch (Watertown Branch).
Why did that happen?
Thanks for the “trip”! What was that fabulous music?
really nice video which should have gone on longer
as a kid growing up in West Newton I was all ways riding the green line in to Boston, and it only cost 10 cents, then as a teenager it went to 25 cents.
Oh I wish they could run the old trolleys in Boylston Station once again every month
thanks this was awesome
35 minutes?!?! Wow!
Hi there, love the video! Im wondering if i could use clips from this video in a documentary im making about the D branch, with credit given?
I wish that I could turn off the music.