Two trackless trolleys at Cambridge Common

There are currently four trackless trolley (trolleybus) routes in the Boston, Massachusetts area, all run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in the Harvard Square area, and all former streetcar lines (the last four not connected to the Tremont Street Subway to survive). The MBTA and its predecessors once ran a large system of trackless trolleys, but most have been bustituted; the four survived because of the necessity for left-hand doors in the Harvard Bus Tunnel. They are all stored overnight in the North Cambridge Carhouse, the northern terminus of the 77A. Trackless trolleys do not run on Sundays. An articulated trolleybus in Arnhem A trolleybus (also known as electric bus, trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley) is a bus powered by two overhead electric wires, from which the bus draws electricity using two trolley poles. ... City nickname: Beantown, The Hub, The Athens of America Location in the state of Massachusetts Founded September 17, 1630 County Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 232. ... The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a quasi-governmental organization formed in 1964 that controls most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the Boston, Massachusetts, USA area. ... Harvard Square, May 2000 Harvard Square is a large triangular area in the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ... Bustitution is sometimes used to name the practice of replacing train service, whether street railways (light rail or tram/streetcar systems) or full-size railway systems, with a bus service, either on a temporary or permanent basis. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ...

Additionally, the Silver Line Phase II uses trackless trolleys and dual-mode buses. The Silver Line is the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authoritys (MBTAs) sole Bus Rapid Transit Line, running from Dudley Square in Roxbury, Massachusetts to downtown Boston, Massachusetts, with planned extensions to South Boston and Logan Airport in East Boston. ...

71

71 trackless trolley, with left-side door

The 71 Watertown Square - Harvard Station via Mt. Auburn St. begins at the Harvard Bus Tunnel and leaves via the south exit onto Mount Auburn Street. It heads west into Watertown, ending at Watertown Square. Watertown is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ...

At the Harvard end, to turn around, the trolleybus exits the tunnel and makes a hard left onto Massachusetts Avenue and a right on Garden Street, and then turns right on Waterhouse Street and right on Massachusetts Avenue to return to the tunnel. The Watertown end has a loop on private right-of-way for turning around and picking up/dropping off passengers. Right-of-way is a legal term which may have any of several meanings: priority at a crossing, or in traffic. ...

September 4, 1958 was the last day of streetcar service on the 71 (and 73 and 77A), after which trackless trolleys have run. September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

72

The 72 Huron Ave. - Harvard Station via Concord Ave. comes out the north end of the tunnel, using the path that the 71 uses to turn around. However, at the intersection of Garden and Waterhouse Streets, both directions of the 72 head west on Garden Street, Concord Avenue and Huron Avenue and south on Aberdeen Avenue to end at Mount Auburn Street, on the route of the 71 and 73.

To turn around, the 72 leaves the south portal of the tunnel and turns left on Mount Auburn Street. It turns right on Eliot Street, right on Bennett Street and right on private right-of-way to go straight across mount Auburn Street into the tunnel. At the west end, the 72 simply makes a U-turn across the wide median of Aderdeen Avenue. Right-of-way is a legal term which may have any of several meanings: priority at a crossing, or in traffic. ... A u-turn in driving refers to performing a 180 degree rotation in order to reverse your direction. ... On an expressway, motorway, or autobahn, the median (North American English) or central reservation (British English) is the strip of grass or the wall which separates opposing lanes of traffic. ...

Streetcars last ran on the 72 on April 1, 1938, and trackless trolleys have been running since then. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

73

The 73 Waverley Sq. - Harvard Station via Trapelo Road is a branch of the 71, running the same route in the Harvard area. It splits about halfway to Watertown onto Belmont Street, using Trapelo Road to end at Waverley Square, with a loop at the Waverley Commuter Rail station. A short-turn loop exists at Benton Square, the intersection of Belmont Street and Trapelo Road. [1] (http://groups-beta.google.com/group/ne.transportation/browse_frm/thread/4fd85c1cf852ba2a/0ada1afb4350d150)

September 4, 1958 was the last day of streetcar service on the 73 (and 71 and 77A), after which trackless trolleys have run. As a streetcar line, the turnback loop was further west along Trapelo Road at Cushing Square. Streetcars first ran to Waverley Square on October 1, 1898. [2] (http://groups-beta.google.com/group/ne.transportation/browse_frm/thread/4fd85c1cf852ba2a/0ada1afb4350d150) September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

77A

The 77A is a short-turn trip of the 77 Arlington Heights - Harvard Station via Massachusetts Ave. bus. It simply exits the north end of the tunnel onto Massachusetts Avenue, which it uses to the loop at the North Cambridge Carhouse. At the Harvard end, it turns around in the same way as the 72. However, these loops are not normally made, as since January 2005, the only 77A trips are pull-ins and pull-outs to take 71 and 73 trains to or from the carhouse. They are listed in 71 and 73 schedules. January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

September 4, 1958 was the last day of streetcar service on the 77A (and 71 and 73), after which trackless trolleys have run. Until around 1967, the route was numbered 82. September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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External links

• MBTA - Route 71 Watertown Square - Harvard Station via Mt. Auburn St. (http://www.mbta.com/traveling_t/schedules_buses_findbus.asp?routenumber=71&imageField2.x=&imageField2.y=)
• MBTA - Route 72 Huron Ave. - Harvard Station via Concord Ave. (http://www.mbta.com/traveling_t/schedules_buses_findbus.asp?routenumber=72&imageField2.x=&imageField2.y=)
• MBTA - Route 73 Waverley Sq. - Harvard Station via Trapelo Road (http://www.mbta.com/traveling_t/schedules_buses_findbus.asp?routenumber=73&imageField2.x=&imageField2.y=)
• nycsubway.org - Boston Transit: Trolleybuses (http://world.nycsubway.org/us/boston/trolleybus.html)

References

• Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district (http://members.aol.com/eddanamta/busfiles/contents.pdf) (PDF)