@thedoeguy He was a good dog. Only lived to be 6 1/2 years old. Name was Phoenix. He enjoyed railfanning. Sometimes engineers would give him a horn. Sometimes he would bark at the trains.
Can you actually still ride on these at the yard? I know I saw people getting off the train. Or were they just people working at the yard? Pretty sure they're all dismantled anyways...sadly.
Those would be MBTA people in the yard. I believe the riders have a place to get on and off out by the parking lot. This place has changed somewhat, I think, since I made the video 21 years ago.
Well, I figure it would be worth a shot anyways. If nothing else, I have your video to watch to remember them by anyways. I wasn't around nearly when they were new but I spent a few years riding them before they started mixing in the type 7s.
It is now the MBTA's largest surviving trolley yard. I think that there are several acres there. It looks somewhat different now 20 years after this video was made.
They certainly were as they never shook when moving. That was the main feature of the Boeing LRV was its steadiness as its PCC predecessors always shook around. When the Type 8s arrived and were put into service, it appears we reverted backwards.
That is right. That was formerly the "A" line which was replaced in 1969 by diesel buses as a temporary experiemnt to alleviate the shortage of trolleys due to the popularity of the Riverside line. Alomst 40 years later, the experiment is still being conducted. Now the wires and tracks are gone. Sad.
As a natural born Massachusetts native currently living in Ohio, it's nice to see ant type of MBTA vehicle here on Youtube. I was 8 years old when my family moved away. I'm 25 now. The Red and Orange Lines were the two most used lines used by my family. I lived in Quincy, MA so I got a bus to Quincy Center, then hopped on the Red Line to Downtown Crossing, hopped on the Orange Line to Forest Hills, and took another bus to Hyde Park. Thats how we got to my Nana's house. Good memories.
One has to go away for awhile to be able to look back and have happy memories of the T. Nevertheless, I have happy memories of going downtown with my mother and sister on the trolley from Brighton Center in the early and mid 1950s. Trolleys on that line are long gone now.
Excellent footage of the Riverside Terminal before its renovation. I remember traveling through there on the bus. I stop by there once in a while. They are using those Boeing LRV Cars, but I think they will be permanently retired by the end of this year. You see them on occassion on the D Line today (mostly rush hours).
Love the dog, too!
thedoeguy 8 months ago
@thedoeguy He was a good dog. Only lived to be 6 1/2 years old. Name was Phoenix. He enjoyed railfanning. Sometimes engineers would give him a horn. Sometimes he would bark at the trains.
PKingman 5 months ago
Can you actually still ride on these at the yard? I know I saw people getting off the train. Or were they just people working at the yard? Pretty sure they're all dismantled anyways...sadly.
CaptainHollyShort 2 years ago
Those would be MBTA people in the yard. I believe the riders have a place to get on and off out by the parking lot. This place has changed somewhat, I think, since I made the video 21 years ago.
PKingman 2 years ago
Well, I figure it would be worth a shot anyways. If nothing else, I have your video to watch to remember them by anyways. I wasn't around nearly when they were new but I spent a few years riding them before they started mixing in the type 7s.
CaptainHollyShort 2 years ago
Awesome!
jdgator95 2 years ago
It is now the MBTA's largest surviving trolley yard. I think that there are several acres there. It looks somewhat different now 20 years after this video was made.
PKingman 3 years ago
Its about 8 acres
2012alexg 2 years ago
They certainly were as they never shook when moving. That was the main feature of the Boeing LRV was its steadiness as its PCC predecessors always shook around. When the Type 8s arrived and were put into service, it appears we reverted backwards.
burbank 3 years ago
I may do that sometime.
PKingman 3 years ago
A. Your dog was cute! Sorry to hear he passed. Looked like a great companion
B. Those Boeing Vertol Trolleys were better quality than those Type 8 they have now! I miss the Boeing LRVs.:(
burbank 4 years ago
Thanks. He was a good dog. He's been gone for 18 years now. He was my first Black Lab. I'm on my 3rd now.
PKingman 4 years ago
I am interested in traveling to Boston to take a ride on these trolleys.
adelgado75 4 years ago
Love the puppy in the front seat of the auto, watching the cars go back and forth. He seems as interested as I would be, if I were there.
Great video!
mattburgh1 4 years ago
That was my dog Phoenix. He loved watching trains and trolleys. He's long gone now.
PKingman 4 years ago
That is right. That was formerly the "A" line which was replaced in 1969 by diesel buses as a temporary experiemnt to alleviate the shortage of trolleys due to the popularity of the Riverside line. Alomst 40 years later, the experiment is still being conducted. Now the wires and tracks are gone. Sad.
burbank 5 years ago
Now the idiots can drive faster without getting their tires caught in the tracks.
PKingman 5 years ago
As a natural born Massachusetts native currently living in Ohio, it's nice to see ant type of MBTA vehicle here on Youtube. I was 8 years old when my family moved away. I'm 25 now. The Red and Orange Lines were the two most used lines used by my family. I lived in Quincy, MA so I got a bus to Quincy Center, then hopped on the Red Line to Downtown Crossing, hopped on the Orange Line to Forest Hills, and took another bus to Hyde Park. Thats how we got to my Nana's house. Good memories.
MassDan 5 years ago
One has to go away for awhile to be able to look back and have happy memories of the T. Nevertheless, I have happy memories of going downtown with my mother and sister on the trolley from Brighton Center in the early and mid 1950s. Trolleys on that line are long gone now.
PKingman 5 years ago
Excellent footage of the Riverside Terminal before its renovation. I remember traveling through there on the bus. I stop by there once in a while. They are using those Boeing LRV Cars, but I think they will be permanently retired by the end of this year. You see them on occassion on the D Line today (mostly rush hours).
burbank 5 years ago
Considering how they started out it is amazing that at least some of these vehicles lasted for 30 years.
PKingman 5 years ago