01100's - Charlestown EL - Boston

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[Also, see: watch?v=lDa1aeo2G0U for more.]

[From the film "Fuzz", (1972)]
These are 01100 Orange Line (earlier, Main Line) rapid transit trains (1957-1981) on the Charlestown Elevated in the early '70s. This line ran from the Haymarket tunnel to Route 99 in Everett, and went out of service in April 1975.
Although the opening shot is from a Red Line train heading east out of Kendall Square, and one quick shot can be seen of a Red Line 01400 crossing the Longfellow Bridge near the end of the clip, the majority of these shots were made at and around City Square in Charlestown.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• MBTA
• Orange
• Line
• Charlestown
• EL
• Elevated
• City
• Square

[dpjaexp]

Thank you, to the gazillionth power!!! AWESOME!!!!!

[MSTS1]

You're welcome

[BostonUrbEx]

This is awesome.

Also, wow... 2-car trains? Haha, oh man...

[MSTS1]

Yes, this was typical until the Haymarket-North Extension opened in '75. They ran 2-car trains during low-volume periods- late nights, weekends.. They didn't even open Everett Station on weekends, when bus lines were sent directly to the old Sullivan Square Elevated station instead.

[TRACKLESS100]

@MSTS1 everett station was open saturdays until 8:00 pm when they short turned at sullivan.

everett was closed all day sunday and major holidays.

[MSTS1]

@TRACKLESS100 - Sounds right. I must be remembering Sunday afternoons.

[sonoferin]

Wow-I grew up in Charlestown but am too young to remember the el. City Sq looks totally different now, even compared to when I was a kid, nevermind this clip.

[cchris874]

"Actually the 01700s did notenter service until 1987, so it was 01400s back then on the Longfellow bridge "

Could also have been 1500 or 1600s, which debuted in 1969. Much more comfortable back then!

[EdM021]

1:57 Look at the livery on that train! White and grey with a black stripe and orange doors. Kind of like London Underground trains except those are red white and blue.

PS for those who don't know, a livery is a paint scheme or design for trains and vehicles.

[nicademastribe]

it was the old boston.

[SFICA9]

The SOAC cars are on static display at the Seashore Trolley Museum.

[danthomastherocker1]

for the past two years i took the orange line to sullivan to work on the docks in charlestown. HOLY SHIT! this was different. my mom worked at a clothes store in charlestown in the 70s and i always wondered what the commute looked like from everett. lol wow

[Madness832]

Interesting! Don't believe I've ever seen this movie! Now, I gotta find it!

[mespada4940]

I saw a few old mbta bus that is located at Boston area.

[ooxcfhxoo]

i just met a guy who did a 30 min documentary on the destruction of the washington street el. i watched about 10 min today. i probably wont be able to post it on youtube but i could always ask

[s7o0a0p]

There were also the early 500s on the Blue Line from 1923...they ran until 1980!