RollSign Magazine

New England's source for news and historical info on local transit systems. A digital platform and print magazine of @TheBSRA.

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⚠️Our April Meeting has been cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 related concerns.

Decisions will be made regarding our upcoming Fantrip and the May meeting at a later date.

View our full statement below: https://t.co/xdNTPat9b0

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A great article on the Coolidge Commission Report plans from 1947, featuring BSRA President Brad Clarke! https://t.co/RSUULPeIH0

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New #Rollsign Magazines rolled into the store. Stop by and pick up your copy today!
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TONIGHT at 7:30, join us for our December meeting, with the latest @MBTA news and a show on recent activities at the Seashore @trolleymuseum. FREE and open to all!

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@CharlieOnMTA So do we!

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Last day is reportedly Friday. If you are an RTS fan, ride them this week!

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#BREAKING: We are hearing that this is the final week for RTS buses on the MBTA. They currently operate on routes out of Charlestown.

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#BREAKING @MBTA Green Line service is suspended btw Gov't Center and Arlington. Riders forced to evacuate trains. Photos from @TrapitalRick

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Power problem at Boylston suspends central subway #GreenLine service: https://t.co/c97pkCbuZw

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#MBTA #GreenLine: Srvc suspended btwn Arlington & Gov Ctr. Please use #OrangeLine as an alternative: https://t.co/IJF9mIH58y

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.@MBTA_CR offering free rides within Rhode Island through the end of the year: https://t.co/FbNpxIFHOt (via @BostonGlobe)

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Select @Amtrak trains to operate to/from Grand Central Terminal during NYP work this summer: https://t.co/fyJsPqwmFQ

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#Breaking: Fire at nearby building closes Ashmont Station; #RedLine service terminating at Shawmut. https://t.co/SUgR0zfj8f

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#MBTA RedLine Ashmont Station has been closed by Transit PD due to an off site fire. Service ends at Shawmut.
https://t.co/EnWvR6oxDA

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Initial reports indicate crew mistook sailboats, pole as buoys in Hyannis ferry crash (via @nbcboston): https://t.co/GyNb4fXeFw

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Service disruptions on ABCD trains due to power failure & derailment. MTA & FDNY on scene to investigate. Follow @NYCTSubway for updates.

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Investigation ongoing into last week's Hyannis Harbor ferry crash: https://t.co/CLEG3WEK7e (via @cbsboston)

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Worcester County/Pioneer Valley's @RideMaxBus service to end on June 30: https://t.co/5qOl0cOHuP

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Many lines were extended during system electrification. The future #Watertown Line reached Nonantum Square, Newton on May 21, 1898.

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Another #horsecar line connected #Brighton to Bowdoin Square via #Allston. Here a car, crew and team poses at the Brighton stable c. 1888.

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Initial service from #Boston to #Watertown ran via Mount Auburn and Harvard Square during the #horsecar era (early 1860s to late 1880s).