The Cambridge Railroad was the first street railway in the Boston, Massachusetts area, linking Harvard Square in Cambridge to Cambridge Street and Grove Street in Boston's West End, via Massachusetts Avenue, Main Street and the West Boston Bridge. 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. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, Athens of America, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City  89. ... Chess players in Harvard Square in August of 2005 Harvard Square is a large triangular area in the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street. ... Harvard Square, May 2000 Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area in Massachusetts, United States. ... Massachusetts Avenue is the name shared by several prominent streets in the United States, located in Boston, Massachusetts; Washington, D.C.; and Lawrence, Kansas. ... Taken late on a February 2002 afternoon, the MBTAs Red Line trains crossing at rush hour with the Beacon Hill and the Boston skyline in the distance. ...

The company was chartered and incorporated May 25, 1853, and started construction September 1, 1855, opening the line to Central Square on March 23 or March 26, 1856 and later to Harvard Square. From its incorporation, it was leased to the Union Railroad for 50 years, later passing under control of the West End Street Railway and the Boston Elevated Railway. The Red Line subway, opened March 23, 1912, now travels this route underground, though the streetcar tracks remained for a while, possibly used by East Boston Tunnel (now Blue Line) trains until 1924. May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Central Square August, 2005 Central Square is an area in Cambridge, Massachusetts centered around the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street, and Western Avenue. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in leap years). ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... By 1925, streetcars were gone from most downtown streets. ... By 1925, streetcars were gone from most downtown streets. ... View of Boston from the Red Line An MBTA Red Line train leaving Charles/MGH station bound for Alewife. ... For lower capacity public transit systems, see tram, light rail, bus, and bus rapid transit. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in leap years). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A Blue Line train at the recently rebuilt Logan Airport station. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ...

The line beat a rival company by buying secondhand cars from the Brooklyn City Railroad. For the first two months, no fares were charged, making the line very popular, with over 2000 passengers per day within a week. When it started to charge fares, the public was outraged, many calling for the franchises to be revoked. A used item is one that is not new or a resource that has been partially or completely depleted. ... The Brooklyn City Railroad (BCRR) was the oldest and one of the largest operators of streetcars (horsecars and later trolleys) in the City of Brooklyn, New York, continuing in that role when Brooklyn became a borough of New York City in 1898. ...

See also

• Dorchester Railroad, opened spring 1857

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References

• Railroad History Database
• Scripophily.com - Cambridge Railroad Company - 1859 Massachusetts
• William D. Middleton, Time of the Trolley, 1967, pages 15-16