Bridging the Charles from Alewife to Braintree
by
Frank Cheney
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2002
When the Boston Elevated Railway Company broke ground for the Cambridge Subway in May 1909, its intention was to provide the cities of Boston and Cambridge with the finest and most efficient rapid-transit system of the time. Other cities, such as New York and Philadelphia, paid close attention, adopting...