Timeline

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November 3, 1899

Blue Hill Street Railway Company begins operations.

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Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding. "Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems." In From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145. Boston, MA: Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990.

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August 14, 1903

Blue Hill Street Railway Company opens its entire system, Stoughton to Mattapan Square via Canton.

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Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding. "Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems." In From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145. Boston, MA: Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990.

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February 21, 1909

Blue Hill Street Railway Company carhouse at Canton Junction is destroyed by fire.

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Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding. "Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems." In From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145. Boston, MA: Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990.

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1917

Blue Hill Street Railway Company is sold by Stone & Webster to Michael A. Cavanaugh.

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Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding. "Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems." In From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145. Boston, MA: Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990.

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late 1910s

Blue Hill Street Railway Company goes into receivership.

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Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding. "Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems." In From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145. Boston, MA: Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990.

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April 1919

Blue Hill Street Railway Company goes into receivership.

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Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding. "Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems." In From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145. Boston, MA: Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990.

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February 5, 1920

Blue Hill Street Railway Company ceases operations.

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Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding. "Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems." In From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145. Boston, MA: Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990.

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