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1949 |
Metropolitan Transit Authority establishes and exit fare for those who board streetcars in the subway and continue on surface routes. |
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1950 |
Greyhound Bus Station is built. |
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1955 |
Park Square Bus Station is built. |
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07/04/1959 |
MBTA Green Line (D Line) Branch service begins. |
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08/22/1960 |
MBTA is shut down by two-day strike of transit workers. |
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09/22/1961 |
Interstate Commerce Commission prohibits discrimination on interstate buses in Washington, D.C. |
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1962 |
Metropolitan Transit Authority reports an almost 54% decrease in ridership since 1946. |
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12/31/1963 |
Dorchester residents call for improved MBTA bus service. |
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08/03/1964 |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority begins operation. |
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1964 |
Abandoned transit tunnels in Boston are prepared as fallout shelters. |
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