MBTA Orange Line Elevated 1/2

This was filmed around 1986 or 87. My uncle sent this to me so I don't know who recorded it, if you know please contact me. This Part starts at Forest Hills and ends just before Dudley.

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[geneking7320]

I used to watch St. Elsewhere which showed this line during the opening credits. Unfortunately, I didn't get to visit Boston until 2007 [20 years too late].

How did the T justify demolishing the Washington street elevated?

[GoofyNewf]

Too expensive to maintain, moving the trains to subway tracks would mean there would be 6 to 8 cars on a train as opposed to 4 and simple modernization.

[DerKosmonaut1972]

The primary reason why I choose to attend Uni in Boston was because of the T. My family told me stories about riding the El through Roxbury. I didn't move to Boston until 1990 only a couple of years after the Washington Street El was torn down. I was disappointed. A couple of years ago when I returned to Boston, I saw the Silver Line on the T map. I figured they EL wasn't rebuilt but perhaps a new underground line had been built. I was disguested that it was simply a bus route!

[opieto]

damn i remember riding on these trains back in da day

[Beatlesrfab]

Thank you for adding this Video. I spent most of my childhood in Matappan and remember taking the bus from Blue Hill Ave to the orange line Egelston Street Station

[sexychulodomini]

I seen my house which i still live in today the White building on the right 2:42 thats cool it still looks the same today!!!

[Roboboy]

Looks like the structure was built to possibly accommodate three track operation a la (7) train through Queens, NY...oh what it would be like to have legitimate express service in Boston that doesn't mean skipping stops to make up time...

[raakone]

Wonderful video. A shame the El was removed. Did they make sure it was done before Christmas of 1987? (as in "No El"?)

I have a question...anyone have any video footage of those old-school escalators only the MBTA seemed to have....the ones with slanted cleats instead of flat steps?

[dmkroslindale]

@CircusFreakGRITZ - The curves entering Dudley Station were acute and there was a speed restriction there. It was controlled by timers on the signals. If you were going too fast you would have to stop at a Red signal. This assured a slow speed on the curve, or if the motorman was incapacitated the train would be thrown into emergency stop at the signal. Not evident in the video is that the tracks are also banked there to assist the train taking the curve.

[Smackdown9586]

And now the replacement is Silver Line Buses.

[notfarfromhome]

I used to ride on the L, now I fix the tracks. Life's funny that way.

[TheDylanJoyce]

it still like this?

[amandasdesigns]

My street at 1:40 to the right LOL

[joegreaser]

I was very sad to see the El on Causeway street go.. the last of 'em in Boston : (