Apr 23, 2006

All aboard the "T"


On my way to the Boston Public Library I took a picture of this mosaic located at Park Street station. It reminds passengers that the first underground subway in America was built in Boston. This station is part of the green line which has the oldest tunnel running along Tremont Street. It opened on September 1st, 1897. The Boston subway system, known as the “T” because of the logo from MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority), is divided into 4 branches: green, red, orange and blue.

En allant à la bibliothèque publique de Boston, j’ai pris en photo cette mosaïque à la station de métro Park Street. Elle rappelle aux voyageurs que le premier métro souterrain d’Amérique du Nord a été construit à Boston. Cette station fait partie de la ligne verte qui possède le plus ancien tunnel construit sous Tremont Street. Elle a été inaugurée le 1er septembre 1897. Le métro de Boston, plus connu sous le nom de “T” en raison du logo du MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority), est divisée en 4 lignes : verte, rouge, orange et bleu.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

So that's where the name "T" comes from?

...and I just thought it just stood for "train".

Alex said...

Cyclope, you were not so far from what it really means. "T" stands for transportation.

-Alex

Michael Salone said...

Alex, this is such a cool shot of one of the most famous subways around!

Of course, you can't forget this famous song about Charlie and the MTA!You can also read about the history of the song here along with the lyrics.

Michael Salone said...

P.S. Alex, I hope you didn't mind the links.

Alex said...

Hi Michael, yeah, i've heard of the popular country song but i never listened to it before, thanks for the links

-Alex

Brian Dubé said...

Love your photos and blog in general about Boston, really nice feel...
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Michael Salone said...

Hey Alex, after seeing the cow post on Eric's Paris Daily Photo , I noticed that the cow parade is coming to Boston in the summer of 2006! Be sure to get some photos for us!

Alex said...

Michael, this cow exibition sounds so great and fun to see. I will be sure to get some photos when it comes to Boston the first week of June, thanks for passing me the info.

-Alex