Provides comprehensive transit coverage throughout this large area.
Route History (City)
Route History (Suburbs)
1896-1899 - Norfolk Central Street Railway Co.
1899-1900 - West Roxbury & Roslindale Street Railway Co.
1900-1901 - Brockton Street Railway Co.
1901-1911 - Old Colony Street Railway Co.
1911-1919 - Bay State Street Railway Co.
1919-1930 - Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co.
1930-1947 - Boston Elevated Railway Co.
1932 - streetcars discontinued
1921-1945 - Oakdale Community Bus Line (supplemental service)
1945-1950 - Dedham Transit Lines (supplemental service)
1950-1958 - Dedham-Needham Transit Lines (supplemental service)
1958-1986 - Transit Bus Line (supplemental service)
1947-1964 - Metropolitan Transit Authority
Canton
1899-1920 - Blue Hill Street Railway Co. (Mattapan-Canton-Stoughton)
1920 - streetcars replaced with buses operated by new company
1920-1926 - Brush Hill Transp. Co.
1926-1990 - Canton-Blue Hill Bus Line
1990-1994 - Hudson Bus Lines
Needham
1919-1950 - Modern Bus Lines
1950-1958 - Dedham-Needham Transit Lines
1958-1979 - Needham Transit Co.
INDEPENDENT HISTORIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY
1899-1905 - Norfolk Western Street Railway Co. (Dedham-Franklin)
1905-1912 - Dedham & Franklin Street Railway Co.
INDEPENDENT HISTORIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY
1899-1901 - Norfolk Southern Street Railway Co. (Norwood-Wrentham)
1901-1922 - Norfolk & Bristol Street Railway Co.
INDEPENDENT HISTORIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY
1901-1920 - Norwood Canton & Sharon Street Railway Co. (Norwood-Sharon)
1888-1897 - Quincy Street Railroad
1897-1900 - Quincy & Boston Street Railway Co.
1900-1901 - Brockton Street Railway Co.
1901-1911 - Old Colony Street Railway Co.
1911-1919 - Bay State Street Railway Co.
1919-1968 - Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co.
1948 - streetcars discontinued
Braintree/Randolph
1893-1897 - Braintree Street Railway Co.
1896-1897 - Randolph Street Railway Co.
1897-1900 - Quincy & Boston Street Railway Co.
1900-1901 - Brockton Street Railway Co.
1901-1911 - Old Colony Street Railway Co.
1911-1919 - Bay State Street Railway Co.
1919-1968 - Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co.
1935 - streetcars discontinued
1957-1998 - Carey's Motor Transportation (supplemental service)
Weymouth/Hanover
1895-1899 - Braintree & Weymouth Street Railway Co. (Weymouth)
1896-1899 - Hanover Street Railway Co.
1899-1901 - South Shore & Boston Street Railway Co.
1901-1911 - Old Colony Street Railway Co.
1911-1919 - Bay State Street Railway Co.
1919-1932 - Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co.
1922 - buses introduced
1929 - streetcars discontinued
1926-1932 - White Bus Co. (supplemental service)
1932-1947 - Lovell Bus Lines (supplemental service)
1947-1984 - Hudson Bus Lines (supplemental service)
Nantasket/Hull/Hingham
1895-1897 - Nantasket Electric Street Railway
1892-1898 - Hull Street Railway Co.
1895-1899 - Hingham Street Railway Co.
1899-1901 - South Shore & Boston Street Railway Co.
1901-1911 - Old Colony Street Railway Co.
1911-1919 - Bay State Street Railway Co.
1919-1932 - Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co.
1922 - buses introduced
1929 - streetcars discontinued
1919-1976 - Nantasket Transp. Co. (supplemental service)
electric railways and replacement bus lines
also connected with adjoining areas
1942-1974 - Norwood Motor Tours
Walpole
electric railways and replacement bus lines
also connected with adjoining areas
1942-1948 - Michael Connolly
1948-1986 - Transit Bus Line