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Some of the MTA 25 Dallas double ended cars before repainting
Title:  Some of the MTA 25 Dallas double ended cars before repainting
Description:  Scene is Everett Shops
Photo Date:  11/30/1958  Upload Date: 5/5/2011 7:51:22 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA PCC(PCC)
Views:  991   Comments: 0
MTA 2 car train on Commonwealth side of road PRW
Title:  MTA 2 car train on Commonwealth side of road PRW
Description:  Within a year, the line would be relocated on to center of road right of way
Photo Date:  4/6/1960  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 9:37:24 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA PCC(PCC)
Views:  966   Comments: 0
MTA PCC heads up Chestnut Hill Ave towards Commonwealth Ave
Title:  MTA PCC heads up Chestnut Hill Ave towards Commonwealth Ave
Description:  My faithful 1957 Chevy is on the right.The Ft Carson sticker is still in place. I've just arrived in Boston. Beacon St. is at the base of the hill. Reservoir carhouse is behind the building on Beacon St
Photo Date:  9/10/1960  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 9:36:23 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA PCC(PCC)
Views:  574   Comments: 0
MTA 2 car PCC train on the reconstructed Commonwealth Ave
Title:  MTA 2 car PCC train on the reconstructed Commonwealth Ave
Description:  Note that automobiles are still on the old bi-directional roadway
Photo Date:  3/11/1961  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 9:37:57 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA PCC(PCC)
Views:  956   Comments: 0
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Car 81 Turns on to Van Aken Blvd
Title:  Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Car 81 Turns on to Van Aken Blvd
Description:  These PCCs were built by Pullman, and like Boston had doors on the left side
Photo Date:  7/3/1958  Upload Date: 4/19/2011 4:36:07 PM
Location:  Shaker Heights, OH
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  SHRT 81(PCC)
Views:  209   Comments: 1
The 3002, Boston's oldest PCC car in 1959, waits at Lenox St Loop
Title:  The 3002, Boston's oldest PCC car in 1959, waits at Lenox St Loop
Description:  Boston's first PCC No 3001 had no left hand door thus couldn't operate in the subway. It saw little service
Photo Date:  5/30/1959  Upload Date: 5/2/2011 10:22:57 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3002(PCC) MBTA 3217(PCC)
Views:  1316   Comments: 0
MTA's venerable 3002 heads out Tremont to Lenox St
Title:  MTA's venerable 3002 heads out Tremont to Lenox St
Description:  The 3002, delivered in 1941, was Boston's second PCC and the first with the door on the left side
Photo Date:  5/30/1959  Upload Date: 5/2/2011 9:38:24 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3002(PCC)
Views:  586   Comments: 0
Four PCCs at Northeastern University
Title:  Four PCCs at Northeastern University
Description:  Note the 3 ex Dallas PCCs on the holding track waiting to reenter the subway in the distance
Photo Date:  6/11/1960  Upload Date: 5/4/2011 12:08:27 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3029(PCC) MBTA 3327(PCC)
Views:  734   Comments: 0
MTA PCC 3033 on S. Huntington Ave
Title:  MTA PCC 3033 on S. Huntington Ave
Description:  Note the crossover to single track during reconstruction. This line is now abandoned
Photo Date:  6/11/1960  Upload Date: 5/4/2011 12:08:56 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3033(PCC)
Views:  639   Comments: 0
MTA PCC turns from Chestnut Hill Ave on to Commonwealth Ave inbound
Title:  MTA PCC turns from Chestnut Hill Ave on to Commonwealth Ave inbound
Description:  This car has just come up the hill from Reservoir carhouse
Photo Date:  9/10/1960  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 9:36:03 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3041(PCC)
Views:  620   Comments: 0
MTA PCC 3074 heads outbound on Tremont St
Title:  MTA PCC 3074 heads outbound on Tremont St
Description:  Although the sign says Egleston, the line had been cut back to Lenox St in 1956
Photo Date:  5/30/1959  Upload Date: 5/2/2011 9:21:59 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3074(PCC)
Views:  601   Comments: 0
MTA PCC 3140 passes through Oak Sq outbound on the Watertown line
Title:  MTA PCC 3140 passes through Oak Sq outbound on the Watertown line
Description:  Oak Square was an important turnback point on the long Route A-Watertown
Photo Date:  12/31/1961  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 10:24:46 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3140(PCC)
Views:  796   Comments: 0
MTA Inbound 3 car PCC train heads down Commonwealth Ave
Title:  MTA Inbound 3 car PCC train heads down Commonwealth Ave
Description:  3 car trains were common on the Beacon and Commonwealth Ave. lines
Photo Date:  4/6/1960  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 9:37:41 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3185(PCC)
Views:  686   Comments: 0
 MTA's all electric 3219 heads inbound on Tremont from Lenox St
Title:  MTA's all electric 3219 heads inbound on Tremont from Lenox St
Description:  The 25 all electrics proved to be a disappointment and were not reordered
Photo Date:  5/30/1959  Upload Date: 5/2/2011 9:41:02 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3219(PCC)
Views:  714   Comments: 0
 MTA's all electric PCC 3219 heads outbound on Tremont St
Title:  MTA's all electric PCC 3219 heads outbound on Tremont St
Description:  It is correctly signed for the Lenox St loop, all that remained of the former North Station- Egleston line
Photo Date:  5/30/1959  Upload Date: 5/2/2011 9:22:35 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3219(PCC)
Views:  782   Comments: 0
MTA's all electric 3219 enters Lenox St. Loop
Title:  MTA's all electric 3219 enters Lenox St. Loop
Description:  The Tremont St line from Lenox St to North Station was abandoned November 18, 1961
Photo Date:  5/30/1959  Upload Date: 5/2/2011 9:52:33 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3219(PCC)
Views:  878   Comments: 0
MTA All- electric 3221 at Arborway
Title:  MTA All- electric 3221 at Arborway
Description:  Note Riverside destination sign. These PCCs never operated on the Highland Branch
Photo Date:  2/7/1959  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 9:26:19 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3221(PCC)
Views:  541   Comments: 0
MTA ex Dallas 3328 and Type 5 5803 at Northeastern University
Title:  MTA ex Dallas 3328 and Type 5 5803 at Northeastern University
Description:  The Dallas car will cross over to the inbound track and reenter the subway
Photo Date:  2/13/1959  Upload Date: 5/5/2011 7:50:46 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3228(PCC) MBTA 5803(Trolley)
Views:  689   Comments: 0
MTA single car 3235 on Comm Ave side of road PRW
Title:  MTA single car 3235 on Comm Ave side of road PRW
Description:  This hill is quite steep and a challenge for PCC operators
Photo Date:  4/6/1960  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 9:37:00 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3235(PCC)
Views:  439   Comments: 0
MTA two car PCC train apporoaches the summit of Comm Ave
Title:  MTA two car PCC train apporoaches the summit of Comm Ave
Description:  Unfortunately the side of the road PRW attracted trash dumpers. This would change within a year when Comm Ave was reconstructed
Photo Date:  4/6/1960  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 9:36:43 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3271(PCC)
Views:  1312   Comments: 0
MTA 3 car "picture window" PCC train at Cleveland Circle terminal
Title:  MTA 3 car "picture window" PCC train at Cleveland Circle terminal
Description:  These were Boston's last PCCs
Photo Date:  6/11/1960  Upload Date: 5/2/2011 9:39:24 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3305(PCC)
Views:  2292   Comments: 0
MTA ex Dallas PCC inbound on the Watertown line on Brighton Ave near Harvard St
Title:  MTA ex Dallas PCC inbound on the Watertown line on Brighton Ave near Harvard St
Description:  My Chevy is in the picture, but the Ft Carson sticker is gone from the bumper
Photo Date:  3/11/1961  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 10:25:05 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3322(PCC)
Views:  772   Comments: 0
MTA ex Dallas double ended PCC at Arborway
Title:  MTA ex Dallas double ended PCC at Arborway
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/7/1959  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 9:26:05 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3324(PCC)
Views:  504   Comments: 0
MTA ex Dallas PCC at Watertown carhouse
Title:  MTA ex Dallas PCC at Watertown carhouse
Description:  Note incorrect Lenox St destination sign
Photo Date:  5/9/1959  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 9:34:52 PM
Location:  Watertown, MA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MBTA 3329(PCC)
Views:  835   Comments: 0


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