Watertown (MBTA station)
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Watertown Square in Watertown, Massachusetts
is the termination point of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
's route 71 trackless trolley
and the bus. Buses and pass through Watertown Square. and stop on Main Street on the north side of the bus loop.
Watertown Yard (also known as Watertown Carhouse) is located across the Charles River
from Watertown Square and was formerly the terminus of the Green Line "A" Branch. It was used to store and service streetcars even well after the replacement of the Green Line "A" Branch by bus route 57, and even for a few years after the removal of the tracks on this route. (Despite the 1994-6 removal of A Branch tracks, the carhouse is still fully tracked). Wrecked MBTA Type 7 streetcar #3648 is still stored there. Until January 2006, it was also used for servicing, storage, and testing of new dual-mode bus
es and trolleybus
es that the MBTA had purchased but not yet accepted into regular service; after 2006 the equipment was put into general service use. It is the terminus of bus routes , , , , and ; the bus stops as well.
Watertown, Massachusetts
The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...
is the termination point of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area. Officially a "body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the...
's route 71 trackless trolley
Boston-area trackless trolleys
There are currently four trolleybus routes in the Boston, Massachusetts area, all run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in the Harvard Square area, and all former streetcar lines...
and the bus. Buses and pass through Watertown Square. and stop on Main Street on the north side of the bus loop.
Watertown Yard (also known as Watertown Carhouse) is located across the Charles River
Charles River
The Charles River is an long river that flows in an overall northeasterly direction in eastern Massachusetts, USA. From its source in Hopkinton, the river travels through 22 cities and towns until reaching the Atlantic Ocean at Boston...
from Watertown Square and was formerly the terminus of the Green Line "A" Branch. It was used to store and service streetcars even well after the replacement of the Green Line "A" Branch by bus route 57, and even for a few years after the removal of the tracks on this route. (Despite the 1994-6 removal of A Branch tracks, the carhouse is still fully tracked). Wrecked MBTA Type 7 streetcar #3648 is still stored there. Until January 2006, it was also used for servicing, storage, and testing of new dual-mode bus
Dual-mode bus
A dual-mode bus is a bus that can run independently on power from two different sources, typically electricity from overhead lines or batteries, alternated with conventional fossil fuel ....
es and trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
es that the MBTA had purchased but not yet accepted into regular service; after 2006 the equipment was put into general service use. It is the terminus of bus routes , , , , and ; the bus stops as well.