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West End Street Railway

Former streetcar company serving the Boston metro area, Massachusetts, USA (1887-1922)

The West End Street Railway was a streetcar company that operated in Boston, Massachusetts and several surrounding communities in the late nineteenth century. Originally an offshoot of a land development venture, the West End rose to prominence when it merged several independent streetcar companies into a single organization, and over the next decade it was the primary operator of public street transit within the Boston area.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Inventory of the West End Street Railway Company (1897) (14760703625)
Photo: West End Street Railway Company, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons3

The West End Street Railway was a streetcar company that operated in Boston, Massachusetts and several surrounding communities in the late nineteenth century. Originally an offshoot of a land development venture, the West End rose to prominence when it merged several independent streetcar companies into a single organization, and over the next decade it was the primary operator of public street transit within the Boston area.2

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