postcards of tram transport in massachusetts

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High St. Showing Holyoke Range in distance, Holyoke, Mass

High St. Showing Holyoke Range in distance, Holyoke, Mass

An early postcard with am image of High Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts.English: An imprint on the rear of the card reads, "The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufactures, Portland, ME., U.S.A."

Merrimac Street, Lowell, Mass (NYPL b12647398-66320)

Merrimac Street, Lowell, Mass (NYPL b12647398-66320)

* Postcard series number: 7076 1903-1904. Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dedham and Franklin Street Railway car barn postcard

Dedham and Franklin Street Railway car barn postcard

Early divided back postcard of Dedham and Franklin Street Railway car barn in Westwood, Massachusetts

Dudley Street Terminal loop platform postcard

Dudley Street Terminal loop platform postcard

Early divided back postcard of the trolley loops at Dudley Street Terminal

East Boston Tunnel entrance 1906 postcard

East Boston Tunnel entrance 1906 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of the Maverick Square incline, postmarked 1906

Tourist Attraction - East Cambridge viaduct postcard

Tourist Attraction - East Cambridge viaduct postcard

Early divided back postcard of the East Cambridge Viaduct Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eastern Mass Street Railway car signed for Houghs Neck postcard

Eastern Mass Street Railway car signed for Houghs Neck postcard

Real photo postcard of an Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway streetcar signed for Houghs Neck (the predecessor of the modern MBTA route 216 bus)

Everett Springs trolley station postcard

Everett Springs trolley station postcard

Early divided back postcard of Everett Springs trolley station (located at the intersection of Chelsea Street and Ferry Street)

Fitchburg and Gardner Street Railway powerhouse postcard

Fitchburg and Gardner Street Railway powerhouse postcard

Early divided back postcard of the Fitchburg and Gardner Street Railway powerhouse in Westminster, Massachusetts, postmarked 1908

Forest Lake trolley station postcard (1)

Forest Lake trolley station postcard (1)

Early divided back postcard of the Forest Lake Park trolley station

Framingham Junction station 1918 postcard

Framingham Junction station 1918 postcard

Divided back postcard of Framingham Junction station, postmarked 1918 Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Framingham Junction station postcard (2)

Framingham Junction station postcard (2)

Early divided back postcard of the Boston & Worcester Street Railway's Framingham Junction station

Framingham Junction station postcard

Framingham Junction station postcard

Early undivided back postcard of the Boston & Worcester Street Railway's Framingham Junction station

Framingham station and streetcar postcard

Framingham station and streetcar postcard

Divided back postcard of Framingham station with a Natick-bound Middlesex & Boston streetcar

Gardner MA station 1910 postcard 2

Gardner MA station 1910 postcard 2

Postcard of Gardner, Massachusetts Union Station, produced around 1910 Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

GD&N trolley and Mount Sugarload postcard

GD&N trolley and Mount Sugarload postcard

Early divided back postcard of a Greenfield, Deerfield & Northampton Street Railway trolley near Mount Sugarloaf. The trolley is at what is now the interaction of Sugarloaf Street Extension and River Road.

Glendale Square 1906 postcard postcard

Glendale Square 1906 postcard postcard

1906 undivided back postcard of a Boston Elevated Railway streetcar in Glendale Square, Everett

Grafton Common with streetcar postcard

Grafton Common with streetcar postcard

Divided back postcard of a Worcester Consolidated streetcar at its Grafton Common terminus, postmarked 1920 but likely produced around 1907. The view looks south on South Street, with Upton Street diverging to... More

Postcards of train stations - Grafton station postcard

Postcards of train stations - Grafton station postcard

Early divided back postcard of Grafton station Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Haverhill station undivided back postcard

Haverhill station undivided back postcard

Undivided back postcard of the Boston & Maine Railroad's Haverhill station. It is from between 1905 (when grade separation was conducted in Haverhill) and 1907 (when divided back postcards entered use).

Haverhill trolley on Groveland Street postcard

Haverhill trolley on Groveland Street postcard

Early divided back postcard of a trolley on Groveland Street in Haverhill, Massachusetts

Henry Wilson Shoe Shop 1915 postcard

Henry Wilson Shoe Shop 1915 postcard

1915 postcard of Henry Wilson's Shoe Shop. A Eureka wayside signal on a trolley line - likely the Natick & Cochichuate Street Railway on Mill Street - is at left.

Holbrook Square postcard postcard

Holbrook Square postcard postcard

Early divided back postcard of a trolley in Holbrook Square Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jacob's Ladder Roadway in East Lee postcard

Jacob's Ladder Roadway in East Lee postcard

White border postcard of the Jacob's Ladder Roadway and a nearby section of the Huckleberry Line in East Lee, Massachusetts

Lake Quinsigamond bridge white border postcard

Lake Quinsigamond bridge white border postcard

Early white border postcard of the 1919-built Lake Quinsigamond bridge, with a Boston & Worcester Street Railway trolley shown

Lexington and Boston Street Railway streetcar 1903 postcard

Lexington and Boston Street Railway streetcar 1903 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of a Lexington and Boston Street Railway trolley, taken around 1903

Lincoln Park trolley station 1907 postcard

Lincoln Park trolley station 1907 postcard

1907 postcard of trolley stop at Lincoln Park in Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Lynn floating bridge and streetcar bridge postcard

Lynn floating bridge and streetcar bridge postcard

Divided back postcard of the floating bridge and adjacent streetcar bridge in Lynn, postmarked 1911

Marion trolley waiting station 1910 postcard

Marion trolley waiting station 1910 postcard

Divided back postcard of a streetcar waiting station in Marion, postmarked 1910

Maverick Square incline 1905 postcard

Maverick Square incline 1905 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of the incline at Maverick Square Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maverick Square portal 1906 postcard

Maverick Square portal 1906 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of the Maverick Square incline, postmarked 1906

Maverick Square portal divided back postcard

Maverick Square portal divided back postcard

Early divided back postcard of the Maverick Square incline Public domain scan of the vintage Boston Massachusetts postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

MBTA 3164 near Newton Corner, July 1972, postcard

MBTA 3164 near Newton Corner, July 1972, postcard

Postcard of two MBTA PCC streetcars returning from the paint shops at Watertown in 1972, three years after the line closed to passenger service. They are photographed here at the intersection of Park and Tremon... More

Milton station car barn postcard

Milton station car barn postcard

Early divided back postcard of the Boston Elevated Railway's Milton station and car barn

Mount Tom Railroad 1906 postcard

Mount Tom Railroad 1906 postcard

1906 undivided back postcard of Mount Tom Railroad Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mount Tom Railroad car leaving lower station postcard

Mount Tom Railroad car leaving lower station postcard

Early divided back postcard of a tram leaving the lower station of Mount Tom Railroad

Mount Tom Railroad lower station postcard

Mount Tom Railroad lower station postcard

Early divided back postcard of the lower station of Mount Tom Railroad, with Holyoke Street Railway car at right

Mount Tom Railroad upper station postcard

Mount Tom Railroad upper station postcard

Early divided back postcard of the upper station of Mount Tom Railroad

Mountain Park Pavilion postcard

Mountain Park Pavilion postcard

Early white border postcard of Mountain Park Pavilion Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

MTA 3331 near Butler station in 1961 postcard

MTA 3331 near Butler station in 1961 postcard

Early divided back postcard of a PCC streetcar on the flyover east of Butler station in 1961

MTA 4408 on Lexington Street postcard

MTA 4408 on Lexington Street postcard

Postcard of ex-Eastern Mass #4408 on the Lexington Street in East Boston. MTA livery and the car number place the photograph between 1947 and 1950.

MTA plow 5115 postcard postcard

MTA plow 5115 postcard postcard

Real photo postcard of MTA #5115, a 1907-built Type 3 streetcar converted for use as a snowplow

MTA test car 396 postcard postcard

MTA test car 396 postcard postcard

Real photo postcard of MTA #396, built in 1900 by the St Louis Car Company. It served as an electrical test car from 1922 to 1954, when it was acquired by the Seashore Trolley Museum. It later made appearances ... More

New Bedford transfer station postcard

New Bedford transfer station postcard

Early divided back postcard of Union Street Railway transfer station in New Bedford

Newburyport Market Square with trolley postcard

Newburyport Market Square with trolley postcard

Early divided back postcard of a trolley signed for Plum Island at Market Square in Newburyport, Massachusetts

Newton Square 1905 postcard postcard

Newton Square 1905 postcard postcard

Early divided back postcard of a Commonwealth Avenue Street Railway car at Newton Square

North Ferry terminal in Boston postcard

North Ferry terminal in Boston postcard

Divided back postcard of the North Ferry terminal at the foot of Battery Street in Boston. A Boston Elevated Railway streetcar is at the adjacent streetcar terminus.

North Station elevated station postcard

North Station elevated station postcard

Early divided back postcard of the Canal Street Incline. The Main Line's North Station is at left; at right, the ramp to the Causeway Street Elevated is under construction.

Norumbega Park streetcar terminal postcard

Norumbega Park streetcar terminal postcard

Early undivided back postcard of the streetcar terminal at Norumbega Park

Norumbega Park trolley station postcard

Norumbega Park trolley station postcard

Early divided back postcard of Norumbega Park trolley station Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Offices and Car Barns of Street Railway, Springfield, Mass

Offices and Car Barns of Street Railway, Springfield, Mass

Offices and car barns of the Springfield Street Railway Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Colony Street Railway trestle in Raynham postcard

Old Colony Street Railway trestle in Raynham postcard

Divided back postcard of the Old Colony Street Railway trestle over the Dighton and Somerset Railroad at Raynham

On Trolley Road Near Forest Lake, Palmer

On Trolley Road Near Forest Lake, Palmer

Early divided back postcard of a trolley line running along the Ware River Railroad in Palmer, Massachusetts

Onset Avenue streetcars postcard

Onset Avenue streetcars postcard

Divided back postcard of New Bedford and Onset Street Railway cars on Onset Avenue in Onset, Massachusetts. A handwritten note on the reverse indicates that the near streetcar's sign says "This car for MIDDL... More

Onset station 1910 postcard postcard

Onset station 1910 postcard postcard

Early divided back postcard of a train at Onset station. A New Bedford & Onset Street Railway trolley is on the spur at right.

Onset station postcard (2) postcard

Onset station postcard (2) postcard

Early divided back postcard of the New Bedford & Onset Street Railway spur at Onset station

Postcards of train stations - Onset station postcard

Postcards of train stations - Onset station postcard

Early divided back postcard of the New Bedford & Onset Street Railway spur at Onset station

Oxford Center trolley postcard postcard

Oxford Center trolley postcard postcard

Early divided back postcard of a trolley in Oxford, Massachusetts Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

PCC Streetcars at Coolidge Corner, 1979 postcard

PCC Streetcars at Coolidge Corner, 1979 postcard

1979 postcard of PCC streetcars at Coolidge Corner station Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pequot Park streetcar station 1913 postcard

Pequot Park streetcar station 1913 postcard

Divided back postcard of the streetcar station at Pequot Park, postmarked 1913

Pinehurst Park streetcar station postcard

Pinehurst Park streetcar station postcard

Divided back postcard of the streetcar stop at the entrance to Pinehurst Park - a trolley park in Auburn, Massachusetts operated by the Worcester Consolidated Street Railway

Pittsfield Electric Railway trolley postcard

Pittsfield Electric Railway trolley postcard

Early divided back postcard of a Pittsfield Electric Railway trolley that appears to have derailed and struck a bridge abutment

Pittsfield station 1906 postcard

Pittsfield station 1906 postcard

1906 postcard of Pittsfield station with a Pittsfield Electric trolley in front

Pontoosuc Lake trolley station 1908 postcard

Pontoosuc Lake trolley station 1908 postcard

Early divided back postcard of a Berkshire Street Railway trolley at Pontoosuc Lake in Pittsfield, Massachustets, postmarked 1908

Postcard of Gardner Union Station

Postcard of Gardner Union Station

Postcard of Union Station in Gardner, Massachusetts. A tram is visible at right.

Public Garden Incline 1910 postcard

Public Garden Incline 1910 postcard

Early divided back postcard of streetcars at the Public Garden Incline, postmarked 1910. At left is a car bound for Watertown via North Beacon Street; at right is a car from Union Square.

Quincy Point bridge 1921 postcard

Quincy Point bridge 1921 postcard

White border postcard of a streetcar on the Quincy Point bridge, postmarked 1921

Rail-Road Arch over Main Street, Springfield, Mass

Rail-Road Arch over Main Street, Springfield, Mass

The 1890-built arch bridge over Main Street in Springfield, Massachusetts

Railroad Station and Richardson Hotel, Lowell postcard

Railroad Station and Richardson Hotel, Lowell postcard

Middlesex Street (Union) Station on an early postcard Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Salem Street carhouse and station postcard

Salem Street carhouse and station postcard

Early divided back postcard of Salem Street carhouse and trolley station

Scollay Square headhouse postcard

Scollay Square headhouse postcard

Early divided back postcard of Scollay Square station Public domain scan of the vintage Boston Massachusetts postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Springfield and Eastern streetcar at Forest Lake postcard

Springfield and Eastern streetcar at Forest Lake postcard

Undivided back postcard of a Springfield and Eastern Street Railway streetcar at Forest Lake in Palmer, Massachusetts

Streetcar at Parker River postcard

Streetcar at Parker River postcard

Early divided back postcard of what is probably a Haverhill & Southern New Hampshire Street Railway car at Parker River in Newburyport, Massachusetts

The Arch, Main Street, Springfield, Mass

The Arch, Main Street, Springfield, Mass

The 1890-built arch bridge over Main Street in Springfield, Massachusetts

The Cobblestone, Thayer's Corner, Franklin Mass

The Cobblestone, Thayer's Corner, Franklin Mass

Early divided back postcard of a trolley at The Cobblestone, Thayer's Corner, Franklin, Massachusetts

The Top of the Boston Elevated Bridge 1909 postcard

The Top of the Boston Elevated Bridge 1909 postcard

Early divided back postcard a bridge on the Fellsway Line Public domain scan of the vintage Boston Massachusetts postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Trolley 607 at Beacon Park in Webster postcard

Trolley 607 at Beacon Park in Webster postcard

Early divided back postcard of a trolley at Beacon Park in Webster, Massachusetts

Trolley in Kingston postcard postcard

Trolley in Kingston postcard postcard

Early white border postcard of a trolley in Kingston, Massachusetts Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Trolley near Onset station 1910 postcard

Trolley near Onset station 1910 postcard

Early divided back postcard of the New Bedford & Onset Street Railway spur to Onset station

Trolley on stone arch bridge at The Harbor, Adams, 1911 postcard

Trolley on stone arch bridge at The Harbor, Adams, 1911 postcard

Early divided back postcard of a trolley on the Bassett Brook Bridge in Cheshire Harbor, Cheshire, Massachusetts, postmarked in 1911

Trolley waiting station at the new Masonic Home, Charlton, Massachusetts

Trolley waiting station at the new Masonic Home, Charlton, Massachuset...

Early divided back postcard of a trolley waiting station in Charlton, Massachusetts

Type 5 streetcars laying over at Opera House siding in 1958 postcard

Type 5 streetcars laying over at Opera House siding in 1958 postcard

1980s postcard of two Type 5 streetcars (5706 and 5800) laying over the the Opera House siding in 1958

Union Street Railway 1930s fantrip postcard

Union Street Railway 1930s fantrip postcard

Early divided back postcard of a Union Street Railway streetcar on a late 1930s fantrip, published several decades later

Washington Street near Depot, showing Tunnel, Salem, Mass

Washington Street near Depot, showing Tunnel, Salem, Mass

Early divided back postcard of a streetcar above Salem Tunnel Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Watertown-bound train in Brighton postcard

Watertown-bound train in Brighton postcard

1980s postcard of a Watertown-bound train on Tremont Street near Waverley Avenue in Brighton in the 1960s

Whalom Park trolley station postcard

Whalom Park trolley station postcard

Early undivided back postcard of the Fitchburg & Leominster Street Railway trolley station at Whalom Park in Lunenburg, Massachusetts

White Horse Beach station 1911 postcard

White Horse Beach station 1911 postcard

1911 divided back postcard of White Horse Beach station on the Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway, located at what is now the corner of White Horse Beach Road and Rocky Hill Road in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Winthrop Beach station and square 1922 postcard

Winthrop Beach station and square 1922 postcard

1922 postcard of Winthrop Beach station on the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad. This view looks north; a car of the Point Shirley Street Railway (operated by the BRB&L as a connection to Point Shirley) is at right.

Worcester Consolidated Street Railway Leominster powerhouse 1907 postcard

Worcester Consolidated Street Railway Leominster powerhouse 1907 postc...

Early divided back postcard of the Worcester Consolidated Street Railway powerhouse and car barn in Leominster, Massachusetts, postmarked in 1907

Worcester Union Station 1908 postcard

Worcester Union Station 1908 postcard

1908 divided back postcard of Worcester Union Station Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Worcester Union Station undivided back postcard

Worcester Union Station undivided back postcard

Early undivided back postcard of Worcester Union Station Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tech. Special Car, Worcester Mass

Tech. Special Car, Worcester Mass

Early white border postcard of a test trolley used by WPI. Description from source: A postcard of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Tech Trolley or Technical Special Car. With the construction of the Electri... More

A.L. Dame waiting room in Hanson - 1909 postcard

A.L. Dame waiting room in Hanson - 1909 postcard

Divided back postcard of the A.L. Dame waiting room at Town Hall Corner (High and Liberty) in Hanson, Massachusetts, postmarked 1909

Cheshire Town Hall and streetcar station postcard

Cheshire Town Hall and streetcar station postcard

Divided back postcard of Cheshire Town Hall and the streetcar station

Coolidge Corner station postcard

Coolidge Corner station postcard

Divided back postcard of the S.S. Pierce Building and an inbound streetcar at Coolidge Corner station

Postcard of coal trestle at Florence power station

Postcard of coal trestle at Florence power station

Undivided back postcard of the coal trestle at the Northampton Street Railway powerhouse in Florence, Massachusetts

Postcard of streetcar at Thomas Corner

Postcard of streetcar at Thomas Corner

White border postcard of a streetcar on Sea Street in North Weymouth

White's Corner station postcard (2)

White's Corner station postcard (2)

Divided back postcard of White's Corner station in Southborough, Massachusetts

Whitins station 1917 postcard postcard

Whitins station 1917 postcard postcard

Divided back postcard of Whitins station with a Linwood Street Railway car, postmarked 1917

White's Corner station postcard (1)

White's Corner station postcard (1)

Divided back postcard of White's Corner station in Southborough, Massachusetts. The near streetcar is on the Boston & Worcester Street Railway mainline; the further car is on the branch to Hudson.

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