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The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
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Tremont Street subway
Boston subway tunnel
The Tremont Street subway in Boston's MBTA subway system is the oldest subway tunnel in North America and the third-oldest still in use worldwide to exclusively use electric traction, opening on September 1, 1897. It was originally built, under the supervision of Howard A.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rapid transit
High-capacity public transport
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separated rapid transit line below ground surface through a tunnel can be regionally called a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)