Which city opened the first subway line in the US and why?

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress. On September 1, 1897, the first underground subway in the United States opened in Boston, MA. Known as the Tremont Street Line, the half-mile long route initially connected three underground stations to the city's existing above-ground street railway system.



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