Public Transportation Development in Belmont and the Surrounding Area, 1800 - 1960 (Part III of VI)
Channel: Belmont Media Center
Date: 2020-04-07

Part III of Belmont Historical Society's "Two Centuries of Public Transportation" event presented by Belmont's esteemed *ferroequinologist Malcolm Laughlin. Public Transportation Development in Belmont, Boston, and Metrowest, 1800-1960. Horse Railroads; Electric Traction: Street Cars - Trolley Bus, Subways, Rapid Transit. 
Including more than a hundred images and historical map details from Laughlin's presentation plus many that were added from the collections of Boston Public Library and the Library of Congress. 
*railroad enthusiast
A presentation by Malcolm Laughlin. February 23rd, 2020 Belmont Public Library. Produced by Jeremy Meserve for Belmont Media Center in partnership with Belmont Historical Society.