Lechmere Square — (pronounced leech meer ) is located at the intersection of Cambridge St. and First St. in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was originally named for the Colonial era landowner Richard Lechmere, a Loyalist who returned to England at the beginning… … Wikipedia
Lechmere (MBTA station) — Infobox Station name=Lechmere image size= image caption=A Green Line train waits at Lechmere station address=Cambridge Street at O Brien Highway, Cambridge coordinates = coord|42|22|14.93|N|71|4|36.94|W|display=inline,title|type:railwaystation… … Wikipedia
Charles River Dam Bridge — Not to be confused with the 1786 Charles River Bridge at the site of the current Charlestown Bridge, nor the current Charles River Dam built in 1978 at the site of the 1828 Warren Bridge. Charles River Dam Bridge Carries six lanes of traffic… … Wikipedia
Green Line "D" Branch — Riverside Branch MBTA Green Line D Type 7 train leaving the Fenway station for Riverside. Overview Type Light rail … Wikipedia
Green Line (MBTA) — Infobox rail line name = MBTA Green Line image width = 250px caption = Green Line train at the Heath Street station type = Light rail system = status = locale = Boston, Massachusetts start = East terminals: Lechmere (E) North Station (C)… … Wikipedia
Canal Street Incline — The Canal Street Incline (also Canal Street Portal, or Causeway Street, North Station or Haymarket Incline or Portal) was the transition between subway and elevated railway on the Green Line streetcar line and the Orange Line rapid transit line… … Wikipedia
Light rail in North America — The term light rail was coined in 1972 by the U.S. Urban Mass Transit Association (UMTA) to describe new streetcar transformations which were taking place in Europe and the United States. The Germans used the term stadtbahn to describe the… … Wikipedia
Light rail in the United States — The use of light rail in the United States is low by European standards. According to the American Public Transportation Authority, of the 20 odd light rail systems in the United States only five (Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and … Wikipedia
Causeway Street Elevated — The Causeway Street Elevated was a part of the MBTA s Green Line in Boston, Massachusetts that ran roughly from Haymarket, through North Station, and ended at Science Park. As the name suggests, the Elevated ran above ground, until it was closed… … Wikipedia
Boston transportation — The Boston transportation system includes roadway, rail, air, and sea options for passenger and freight transit. The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) operates the Port of Boston, which includes a container shipping facility in South Boston … Wikipedia
