Each month, talented volunteers (who are usually also BSRA members) present content relating to public transit past and present. This includes vintage and contemporary slides, photographs, films, DVDs, and lectures. The subject matter can also range from Boston and New England-centric to cities and transit systems around the country, the continent, and the world.
Our Entertainment Chairman, Lucius Chiaraviglio, documents each presentation, and below we provide these reports as PDFs for archival purposes, for attendees to refresh their memories, and for prospective attendees to see the types of presentations we feature. Be sure to join us at an upcoming meeting and experience transit of yesteryear!
2015 Meeting Reports
January 10, 2015:That 70’s (Slide) Show, Part 2 by George Chiasson
February 7, 2015:
Western Europe by Herb Pence
March 7, 2015:
The Bachelors’ NRHS Convention Adventure, Pt. 1 by Leonard Bachelder
April 4, 2015:
The MTA, 1958-1963 by Clark Frazier
June 6, 2015:
Street Railways of Greater Boston: The Horsecar and Early Electric Era, 1853-1905 by Stuart Spina
July 11, 2015:
Southern & Mid-Atlantic Trolley Videos by Donald Nevin
August 1, 2015:
San Francisco’s F-Line by Peter Ehrlich
September 12, 2015:
South Coast Rail Project Update by MassDOT
October 3, 2015:
The Bachelors’ NRHS Convention Adventure, Pt. 2 by Leonard Bachelder
November 7, 2015:
New York City Area Commuter Rail: The 1950s to 1970s by Eric Oszustowicz
December 5, 2015:
Seashore Trolley Museum Update by Jim Schantz
2014 Meeting Reports
January 11, 2014:A Spanish and Dutch Outing by Herb Pence
February 1, 2014:
American Victoriana: The Architecture of Charles Brigham by David Russo
March 1, 2014:
Transit and Weather Together by Todd Glickman
April 5, 2014:
1930s and 1940s Trolley Videos by Donald Nevin
June 6, 2014:
Key System & Sacramento Northern by Clark Frazier
July 12, 2014:
Boston in Transition by Loring Lawrence
August 2, 2014:
Boston Transit Memories by Bradley H. Clarke
September 6, 2014:
Boston’s Orange Line by Andrew Elder & Jeremy Fox
October 4, 2014:
A MassDOT Special by MassDOT
November 1, 2014:
Portugal, Land of the Semi-Convertible by Donald Nevin
December 6, 2014:
The Race Underground by Doug Most
