Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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The MBTA is the state agency responsible for the public transportation system in the Boston metropolitan area.
From the description of Glass plate collection on the MBTA, 1896-1940 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 234360181
The Boston Elevated Railway Company was established in 1894 and replaced successively by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in 1947 and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in 1964.
From the description of Board of Trustees/Directors agendas, 1952-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78112168
From the description of Board of Trustees/Directors meeting notes and directives to the general manager, 1961-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78847769
From the description of Advisory board files, 1953-1971 (bulk 1965-1969). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80620491
From the description of Annual report files, 1960-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81273601
From the description of Special commission files, 1967-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122505973
From the description of Treasurer's statements, 1967-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84080381
From the description of General manager's subject files, 1914-1975 (bulk 1960-1972). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 180702029
From the description of Board of Directors minutes, 1964-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80362462
From the description of Staff meeting minutes, 1965-1972 (bulk 1965-1969). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122372751
From the description of Newsletter--Commuter, 1965-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122521240
St 1894, c 548, as amended by St 1897, c 500, incorporated the Boston Elevated Railway Company, to construct or lease and operate public transportation on street and elevated railway lines in Boston and adjoining communities, including in subways constructed in conjunction with the Boston Transit Commission. Sp St 1918, c 159 provided for public operation of the company through a gubernatorially appointed board of trustees.
St 1929, c 383 designated the company's scope of operations as a Metropolitan Transit District, Boston and thirteen surrounding municipalities, governed by trustees and a Metropolitan Transit Council. The district was administered by a Metropolitan Transit Dept., absorbing powers of the Boston Transit Dept. it acquired when the Boston Transit Commission was abolished by Sp St 1918, c 185.
St 1931, c 333 provided for public operation of the company until 1959, but St 1947, c 544 replaced the company and its trustees with and reconstituted the Metropolitan Transit District communities (although district trustees continued) as the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, also governed by a board of five gubernatorially appointed public trustees (reduced to three per St 1953, c 197). Per St 1949, c 572 the authority absorbed remaining powers of the Boston Transit Dept., which was abolished. St 1952, c 404 provided for an advisory board to the authority (see also St 1953, c 197, s 5)
St 1964, c 563 replaced the authority with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), governed by a board of five gubernatorially appointed directors (see also St 1973, c 1140; per St 1980, c 581 increased to six with the secretary of transportation and construction as seventh director and chair) and an advisory board (see also St 1980, c 581, s 4), representing each of the fourteen district municipalities and an additional sixty-four (sixty-five since 1967; cf. St 1966, c 463; St 1967, c 87)
MTA/MBTA services have enlarged to include buses (from 1922), trackless trolley (from 1936), and commuter railway (from 1964--by operating agreement with Amtrak). MBTA functions are currently described in MGLA c 161A.
NAME AUTHORITY NOTE. Series relating to the agencies described above can be found by searching the following access points for the time period stated: 1894-1947--Boston Elevated Railway Company; 1947-1964--Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston, Mass.); 1964-present--Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145430008
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