I can still remember taking the El to Thompson Square during a trip to see Bunker Hill. My dad also wanted me to see the Sullivan Square terminal before its destruction in April of 1975. I can still recall the train winding by the Scrafft's building on the way into the station. What was once supposed to be a state of the art train station had become dark and dreary. The Everett station consisted of a wooden platform that was on its last legs by the time they tore it down. I haven't driven by it in years, but I doubt much remains. Alas, most of the infrastructure is gone, notwithstanding the Washington Street bridge between North Station and City Square as well as the cement foundations in the Mystic River just north of Alford Street.
@ani2595
2 ай бұрын
I don't get why they couldn't have kept both. It could've been like how the green line and red line have multiple branches and the orange line could've been setup similarly to that
@jrdosreis6484
3 жыл бұрын
Atlantic Avenue elevated *sad noises*
@jimryan5280
7 ай бұрын
Great job on your video, you're quite the transit historian, really enjoy your videos! Not all cities have abandoned their elevated lines. In fact SEPTA in Philadelphia completely overhauled and modernized their Market/Frankford line years ago. In Chicago, the loop there is a landmark and a destination for all transit buffs. However, I do think Boston did the right thing moving the Orange Line to the Southwest Corridor in 1987, it did a lot in transforming many of the neighborhoods especially in the South End.
@NickDaltonYT
7 ай бұрын
Oh yeah I’m so glad they moved it to the southwest corridor.
@PeteDJPJ
Жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention two other elevated lines in Boston. The Atlantic Avenue Elevated and the Causeway Street Elevated lines.
@nickinca4317
Ай бұрын
The old elevated orange line so many memories of that way back in the days...😊
@davidberlant5096
2 жыл бұрын
I have very fond memories of riding the Orange Line from Everett Station to the then named Washington St. Station (now Downtown Crossing). This was when I was small child between 1953 and 1960. (Yes, I'm showing my age!) Sometimes we boarded at City Square. I loved riding the 'L' through Charlestown with its twists and turns before going underground before Haymarket Station. Also, back then, Chinatown station was called Essex St. Station. I now live in Chicago where I ride elevated trains all the time.
@aodhganmerrimac
3 жыл бұрын
The MBTA took over all rapid transit & surface lines from one similar quasi public authority, the Metropolitan Transit Authority. They were all part of the MTA & the earlier BERy. The MBTA expanded the system with the incorporation of the commuter railroads, and later the Eastern Mass Ry. in '68 among others I'm sure, as it expanded to 78 cities & towns. Physically the elevated structures could have lasted probably at least another century from what I've read. The station structures needed work, they weren't built to the same standards apparently. I wish they had tested rubber tired equipment or some other sound dampening tech before razing the El. Excellent video!
@krustydiesel
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Great summary and production. Nice job!
@NickDaltonYT
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@redsox1935
3 жыл бұрын
They should have kept the Washington Street EL. Just upkeep it
@NickDaltonYT
3 жыл бұрын
Nice comment but I think the el had to go. Plus I honestly like the southwest corridor a lot more then the el even though I was not alive to see it.
@blakemcnamara9105
3 жыл бұрын
@@NickDaltonYT I disagree. Elevated rides are always more interesting than subways and the architecture of the El structure looked pretty nice. Plus the new line is too far from the areas in which the old line served. In New York we still have some El lines in the outer boroughs but it would be very beneficial if we still had them in Manhattan.
@NickDaltonYT
3 жыл бұрын
@@blakemcnamara9105 well since my last comment for this I have become more open to the El still existing so yeah I wouldn’t mind it still being around!
@redsox1935
3 жыл бұрын
@@NickDaltonYT I was alive to see it though I was very young. I can tell you that I enjoyed seeing the city from up above. When you get a chance take a trip to New York and ride the 6 train in The Bronx or the 1 Train in Harlem and you will get an idea of how the Orange Line was. You will see all the buildings and the hustle and bustle of the city below you. That's how it use to be in Boston and that's what we lost.The New corridor is fine but we lost something special. New York has it, Chicago has it, Washington DC has it, Miami has it, Philadelphia has it, Baltimore has it, Los Angeles has it, Newark, NJ, has it, Denver has it, and Detroit has it. We had it and got rid of it.
@aodhganmerrimac
3 жыл бұрын
@@NickDaltonYT Depressing the Main Line make little sense as designed. If it had been built as a full subway it would have been protected from weather. As it is the stations are already falling into disrepair.
@robotx9285
Жыл бұрын
Just found our that only 30 MBTA stations are actually underground.
@Modeltnick
3 жыл бұрын
I visit my nephew in JP and frequently hop on the Orange Line at Stoney Brook. Nice station in a park like setting! We usually ride to Downtown Crossing or Haymarket so we can stroll to the North End for the outstanding food! Hope to get back there again soon!
@Modeltnick
3 жыл бұрын
The day will come when you’ll be around the beloved “T” and enjoying all the the Boston area has to offer! It’s no going anywhere!
@angkarbasil
2 жыл бұрын
The fact the Hawker Siddlies were used from 1979 and were used just untill a month ago is bullshit, they were loud and dirty and unsafe, idk why the MBTA decided to keep them for so long when they scrapped the RTSs after just 30 years
@EdwardM-t8p
Ай бұрын
At least the MBTA could have refurbished those trainsets but they were counting on CRRC not having workforce mindfulness and supply chain issued!
@Skullitor
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, Nick.
@TramTrafficLightMan
2 жыл бұрын
This also closed part of the E branch of the green line.
@EdwardM-t8p
Ай бұрын
They should have built an Orange Line subway at least as far as Dudley Square and built an electrified Needham commuter rail line up the Southwest Corridor instead. Then Jamaica Plain would have got train service (not just streetcars) and the South End and Roxbury would not have to deal with that RIDICULOUS Silver Line bus!
@ClubFanByNobleUra
3 жыл бұрын
There once was a train wreck at the Charlestown elevated
@OnBisel
2 жыл бұрын
What’s the song name
@randomcontentgenerator2331
3 жыл бұрын
This whole comment section seems confused but excellent video!
@NickDaltonYT
3 жыл бұрын
What do you mean?
@brennanbussell2035
3 жыл бұрын
i wonder how old the mbta is today
@billy3424
2 жыл бұрын
this is only about 1/4 of the history of the "Boston Elevated Railway", ( The original name)
@NickDaltonYT
2 жыл бұрын
This is just a small video talking about it. I did not to an extensive examination of it
@billy3424
2 жыл бұрын
@@NickDaltonYT a little bit for you, at one time, The original "orange line" ran in a loop, from North Station to south Station, and continued over the (now Mass. Pike), and returned through the old Pleasant Street Portal, (which was actually a green line portal running down Tremont Street), and continued into the tunnels back to North Station. HAVE A GOOD DAY !!
@NickDaltonYT
2 жыл бұрын
@@billy3424 alright.
@Skdkdjsj
3 ай бұрын
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