OLD SUBWAYS (AND ELEVATEDS) This section gives histories of systems that existed as of 01/01/1946, thru the current day or until abandonment. For earlier histories of these systems, click on:

BOSTON ELEVATED RY METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTH (08/29/47) MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSP AUTH (08/30/64) Red Line (Cambridge/Dorchester) 01/01/46 Service between ASHMONT and HARVARD, some extended from Harvard to STADIUM for football games. 11/18/67 Closed Stadium stop. 09/01/71 Began alternate service from Harvard to QUINCY CENTER. Opened intermediate stops at NORTH QUINCY, WOLLASTON. 03/24/79 Extended service from Harvard to temporary HARVARD/BRATTLE. 03/22/80 Extended service from Quincy Center to BRAINTREE. 01/31/81 Closed Harvard, opened temporay HARVARD/HOLYOKE. 09/06/83 Closed temporary Harvard/Brattle and Harvard/Holyoke, reopened HARVARD. 09/10/83 Opened intermediate stop at QUINCY ADAMS. 12/08/84 Extended service from Harvard to DAVIS SQUARE. Opened intermediate stop at PORTER SQUARE. 03/30/85 Extended service from Davis Squareto ALEWIFE. 12/14/88 Opened intermediate stop at JFK/UMASS for Braintree service. Fleet: 01400-01491 SE MP Pullman-Standard 1963 (retired) 01500-01523 DE SU Pullman-Standard 1969 (converted to SE MP) 01600-01651 SE MP Pullman-Standard 1969 01700-01757 SE MP UTDC 1987-89 01800-01885 SE MP Bombardier 1993-95 Orange Line (Main Line) 01/01/46 Service between FOREST HILLS and EVERETT. 04/07/75 Closed elevated between Haymarket and Everett, began service via new route to SULLIVAN SQUARE. Opened new intermediate stops at NORTH STATION, COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 09/06/75 Extended service from Sullivan Square to WELLINGTON. 12/27/75 Extended service from Wellington to MALDEN CENTER. 03/19/77 Extended service from Malden Center to OAK GROVE, Mon-Sat only. 02/01/81 Cut back Sundays from Malden Center to Wellington (restored 12/16/81) 05/01/81 Closed Essex stop (reopened 05/15/81) 03/03/82 Closed Essex stop (reopened 04/17/82) 05/04/87 Cosed elevated Chinatown to Forest Hills, began service via new route to FOREST HILLS. Opened new intermediate stops at NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CENTER, BACK BAY/SOUTH END, MASSACHUSETTS AV, RUGGLES, ROXBURY CROSSING, JACKSON SQUARE, STONY BROOK, GREEN ST. Fleet: 01100-01199 SE MP Pullman-Standard 1957 (retired) 01200-01319 SE MP Hawker-Siddley 1980 Blue Line (East Boston Tunnel) 01/01/46 Service between BOWDOIN and MAVERICK. 01/05/52 Extended service from Maverick to ORIENT HEIGHTS. Opened intermediate stops at AIRPORT, DAY SQUARE (later WOOD ISLAND PARK, then WOOD ISLAND). 04/21/52 Extended some service from Orient Heights to SUFFOLK DOWNS on racing days only. 01/19/54 Extended service from Orient Heights to WONDERLAND, opened intermediate stops at BEACHMONT, REVERE BEACH. 02/14/76 Closed EB platform at Suffolk Downs account fire. 01/03/81 Closed Bowdoin stop (reopened 01/11/81 Mon-Fri daytime only) 02/01/81 Cut back Sunday service from Wonderland to Orient Heights (restored 12/16/81) 03/03/82 Closed Bowdoin stop (reopened 04/20/82 Mon-Fri daytime only) 01/03/84 Opened new Suffolk Downs station. Fleet: 0548-0587 SE MP St Louis 1951 (retired) 0600-0669 SE MP Hawker-Siddley 1978-80 05/20/03

PHILADELPHIA TRANSP CO SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSP AUTH (09/30/68) Blue Line (Market/Frankford) 01/01/46 Service 69TH ST to BRIDGE/PRATT. 11/06/55 Replaced elevated with subway 46th St to 22nd St. Opened new intermediate stops at 40TH ST, 34TH ST, 30TH ST. 01/29/56 Began skip-stop express service Mon-Fri rush. 05/16/77 Replaced elevated structure with service in expressway median 2nd St to Girard. Opened new intermediate stop at SPRING GARDEN. 06/16/91 Discontinued owl service. 07/25/03 Cut back from Bridge/Pratt to Margaret/Orthodox 08/04/03 Extended service from Margaret/Orthodox to FRANKFORD TRANSPORTATIN CENTER Fleet: 601-646 DE SU Budd 1960 (retired) 701-924 SE MP Budd 1960 (retired) 1001-1220 SE MP Adtranz 1996-98 Orange Line (Broad St) 01/01/46 Service OLNEY to SNYDER, additional Ridge Av line service GIRARD to 8TH/MARKET, extended evenings, Sundays to BROADWAY via Bridge Line. 02/15/53 Cut back evening and Sunday Ridge Av Line service from Broadway to 8th/Market. 09/13/53 Resumed evening, Sunday Ride Av Line service to Broadway. 09/09/56 Extended service from Olney to FERN ROCK. 09/28/59 Began express service Mon-Sat daytime, extended Ridge Av Line service from Girard to Erie Mon-Sat daytime. 02/65 Discontinued express service and cut back Ridge Av Line from Erie to Girard Mon-Fri midday. 06/20/65? Discontinued express service and cut back Ridge Av Line from Erie to Girard Saturday. 08/27/68 Cut back Ridge Av Line service from Brroadway to new 8TH/MARKET. 04/08/73 Extended service from Snyder to PATTISON. Opened intermediate stop at OREGON. 09/05/76 Discontinued Ridge Av Line service Sunday. 11/18/79 Discontinued express service and cut back Ridge Av Line from Erie to Girard Mon-Fri rush. 1981 Suspened Ridge Av Line due to construction interference. 01/03/83 Began Mon-Fri rush express service Olney to Walnut/Locust. 09/06/83 Resumed Ridge Av Line service Girard to 8th/Market day & early evening, extended to Erie Mon-Fri rush. 06/16/91 Discontinued owl servce. Fleet: 501-576 DE SU Kawasaki 1982-83 601-699 SE SU Kawasaki 1982-83 11/13/09

DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY (Camden) 01/01/46 Service between BROADWAY CAMDEN and 8TH/MARKET, thru to Girard via PTC Ridge Av Line evenings, Sundays. 02/15/53 Extended service from 8th/Market to 16TH/15TH. Opened intermedate stops at 10TH/9TH, 13TH/12TH. Discontinued evening, Sunday service to Girard. 09/13/53 Made shuttle 8th/Market to 16th/15th, resumed service to Girard evenings, Sundays. 01/10/54 Discontinued shuttle service Sundays. 08/27/68 Discontinued evening, Sunday service to Girard. 12/28/68 Discontinued service. 01/04/69 Began service LINDENWOLD to BROADWAY CAMDEN. Opened intermediate stops at ASHLAND, HADDONFIELD, WESTMONT, COLLINGSWOOD, FERRY AV CAMDEN. 02/15/69 Resumed service Broadway Camden to 16th/15th. 05/14/76 Reopened intermediate stop at FRANKLIN SQUARE (had been closed since 07/10/39). 09/07/79 Closed Franklin Square. 02/01/80 Opened intermediate stop at Woodcrest. Fleet: 101-125 DE SU Budd 1968 201-250 SE MP Budd 1968-69 251-296 SE MP Canadian Vickers 1980-81 07/15/02

PHILADELPHIA & WESTERN RY PHILADELPHIA & SUBURBAN TRANSP CO (merged 12/31/53) SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSP AUTH (09/30/68) 100-NORRISTOWN HIGH-SPEED LINE (PURPLE LINE) 01/01/46 69th St to Norristown (express Mon-Fri rush only), also 69th St to Stafford. 1953 Opened intermediate stop at PARKVIEW. 1954 Relocated Gulph Mills stop. 03/23/56 Discontinued service to Stafford. Closed Radnor, Ithan, Wayne/St Davids, West Wayne stops. 1956 opened intermediate stop at RADNOR. 1957 Relocated Bridgeport stop. 1959 Relocated Haverford stop, closed Haverford College stop. 1960 Replaced Stadium stop. 08/24/86 Suspended service account accident and lack of equipment. 10/06/86 Resumed limited service Mon-Fri rush only, making all stops. 12/22/86 Resumed normal schedule. 09/10/90 Suspended express service account lack of equipment. 01/14/91 Resumed Mon-Fri rush express service. Fleet: 476-479 St Louis 1950-51 SE MP (ex CTA 6069-70, 6175-76; acq 1987, retired) 480-489 St Louis 1950-51 SE MP (ex CTA 6079-80, 6089-90, 6139-40, 6151-52, 6161-62; acq 1986, retired) 601,602,605,609,619 Budd 1960 SE SE (borrowed from Market-Frankford Line 1990, retired) 130-155 ABB 1993-94 SU DE (ordered as 450-475, 450-451 actually completed as such) 07/15/02

HUDSON & MANHATTAN RR PORT AUTHORITY TRANS-HUDSON CORP (09/01/62) 01/01/46 Hudson Terminal to Penn Station/Newark, Hudson Terminal to Hoboken, 33rd St to Hoboken, 33rd St to Journal Square. 08/54 Closed 19th St stop. 04/28/68 Discontinued Hudson Terminal to Hoboken and 33rd St to Hoboken services nights and weekends, rerouted 33rd St to Journal Square service via Hoboken nights and weekends. 07/06/71 Replaced Hudson Terminal with WORLD TRADE CENTER. 04/27/97 Resumed World Trade Center to Hoboken service Sat-Sun. 10/26/97 Discontinued World Trade Center to Hoboken service Sat-Sun evening, also discontinued routing 33rd St to Journal Square servce via Hoboken Sat-Sun daytime. Resumed 33rd St to Hoboken service Sat-Sun daytime. 09/11/01 World Trade Center destroyed. Rerouted Penn Station/Newark service to 33rd St. Discontinued Hoboken to World Trade Center service. Closed Exchange Place stop. 06/29/03 Reopened Exchange Place stop. Rerouted Penn Station/Newark service to Exchange Place, resumed Hoboken to Exchange Place service. 11/23/03 Resumed service Exchange Place to World Trade Center. Fleet: 1200-1205 SLC 1958-59 DE SU (retired) 1206-1229 SLC 1958-59 SE MP (retired) 1230-1233 SLC 1958-59 DE SU (retired) 1234-1249 SLC 1958-59 SE MP (retired) 600-709 SLC 1965 SE SU 100-151 SLC 1965 NDM 710-723 SLC 1967 SE SU 152-181 SLC 1967 NDM 724-769 Hawker-Siddeley 1972 SE SU 800-894 Kawasaki 1986-87 SE SU 12/11/06