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title: Trackless Trolleys Video
tags: [Video, Bus, '2022']

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###### tags: `Bus` `Video` `2022`

# Trackless Trolleys Video

## Sections

1. **Titlecard:** History
2. **Titlecard:** Current/Future
3. Opinion/Experiences
4. **Titlecard:** Ride
5. **Titlecard:** Epilouge

## Script

### History

On the 11th of April, 1936 the first ever trackless trolley in the Boston area ran from Lechmere to Harvard station. Trolleybuses started to use the Harvard Bus tunnel in 1938. The system began to grow as in 1942 there were 14 lines. The Trackless trolley system grew larger and larger. At the network's peak there were routes all over Dorchester, Arborway and many more places. According to records the most routes at one time were 37. However in 1958 things would start to go downhill for the trolleybuses. 

### Current/Future

Due to a change of management almost all of the trolleybuses were replaced for motorbuses, and by 1963 only 4 routes would remain. The 71, 72 , 73, 77A. I have a trackless trolley route map from 1986. And it is insane how small the network decreased  in size. These four routes have survived for so long. And they have gone through a lot.  And while it is time to say goodbye to these amazing machines, 

### Opinion/Experiences

I still can't comprehend that those trolleybuses I saw after school On mass Ave, Or the 77A pullouts I saw at the crack of dawn making their way to Harvard like clockwork. or Riding to ward maps on an afternoon bus and chatting about transit with the drivers.These things will never happen again. I grew up with trolleybuses So I would like to thank you trolleybuses for all the memories you have given me.  Here are some of my favorite Various pictures, and videos of trolleybuses. Skip to : if you want to see the last ride footage. 

## Sources

bostonstreetcars.com
trolleybuses.net
urban-transport-magazine.com 
