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MBTA Commuter Rail map showing the 175-municipality funding district created in 1999. By 1999, the district was expanded further to 175 cities and towns, adding most that were served by or adjacent to commuter rail lines, though the MBTA did not assume responsibility for local service in those communities adjacent to or served by commuter rail.
The original 14-town MTA district is shown in darkest pink, the 78-town MBTA district established in 1964 in medium pink, and the 175-town "forward funding" district established in 1999 as light pink. White areas are not part of the MBTA district but still pay state sales taxes which are partially used to fund the MBTA.
Many of these facilities are former streetcar carhouses that were gradually converted to trackless trolley and bus use, although some like Southampton (built 2004) are of recent construction. Of the former streetcar carhouses, only Arborway and Watertown were Green Line yards during part of the MBTA era. Everett was an Orange Line yard until 1975.
The MBTA was formed partly to subsidize existing commuter rail operations, provided at that time by three private railroad companies — the Boston and Maine Railroad, the New York Central Railroad (via the Boston and Albany Railroad), and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad — with the B&M running the north-side lines and the NYC ...
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Stylized map of the Boston subway system from 2013. The map does not reflect changes since, including the 2014 opening of Assembly station, the 2018 start of SL3 service, and the 2022 opening of the Green Line Extension. This is a list of MBTA subway stations in Boston and surrounding municipalities.
The MBTA would not pay for the new network; the company would have a two-tier model with a fee for higher bandwidth. [56] [57] The MBTA canceled the plan in August 2017 due to local opposition to the erection of 320 monopoles, each 70-foot (21 m) tall, as well as the need to focus on more critical projects like the Green Line Extension. [58]
This is a route-map template for the MBTA subway, a Boston rapid transit and light rail system.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.