MBTA subway and trolley videos

[JCitron]

Red Line and Green Line at North Station and Park Street.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIxip_n90Fc

The Green Line at Kenmore Square. This was during Red Sox game, but the crowds can get like this at rush hour too at Park Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plVFn7SH3Hg

At Cleveland Circle...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz_VyrUMRYg

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0epqJnvvSlo

At Park Street.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgG2roMdP8w

The old Mattapan "Highspeed" Line, which uses renovated PCC street cars with balloon loops at the ends of the line.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw6FvdfdASQ

The Orange Line
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6UvrFQnOaI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo2Hoe07HHk

The Blue Line
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgG2roMdP8w

Here you'll notice the pantographs going up as the train continues northbound (outbound) towards Revere Beach and Wonderland. Up to the Airport station, the line is third rail. From the Airport out, the line is overhead wires.

The wires were first put by the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn (BRB&L) during the early 1900s. When the system went under in the 1940s, the tracks were taken up, but the catenary was left in place. When the previous tranis company (Boston Elevated) took over the line, they used the catenary for the outer-lying areas. The line was opened in 1952 when Logan first was opened up.

Note: I didn't take these videos. They're something that I found on You-Tube.

John