The Boston Elevated Railway broke ground in 1899 for a new transit service that opened in 1901; providing a seven-mile elevated railway that connected Dudley Street Station in Roxbury and Sullivan Square Station in Charlestown; two huge multilevel terminals. When the EL; as it was popularly known; opened for service; it provided an unencumbered route high above the surging traffic of Boston; until it went underground through the city. The new trains of the EL were elegant coaches of Africanmahogany; bronze hardware; plush upholstered seats; plate glass windows; and exteriors of aurora red with silver gilt striping and slate grey roofs. They stopped at ten equally distinguished train stations; designed by the noted architect Alexander WadsworthLongfellow. All of this elegance; let alone convenience; could be had for the price of a five-cent ticket. The popularity of the EL was instantaneous. The railway continued to provide transportation service high above Boston�s streets until 1987; when it was unfortunately ended after 86 years of elevated operation. Today; the squealing wheels of the Elevated trains; the rocking coaches; the fascinating views; and the fanciful copper-roofed stations of the line are a missing part of the character of Boston; when one could ride high above the city for a nickel.
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