Monthly Meetings
Every month, we hold a meeting online via Zoom that is open to members and guests alike. These are usually held on the first weekend of the month, unless it is a holiday weekend. Each meeting begins with a brief business portion, which includes MBTA current events, followed by an entertainment presentation on a transit-related topic.
Virtual Meeting Link
Our August 2026 Meeting will be held on August 1 at 7:30PM EST.
BSRA Members and guests can access the meeting live via Zoom using the button below. Regular Members should also review full reports at this link before the meeting, as they will be voted on for approval.
Dial in by phone (audio only):
Call 1-646-558-8656 (Outside the US? Find your local number here) and enter the below details when prompted:
Meeting ID: 837 5228 1875
Passcode: 948044
Upcoming Meeting & Entertainment Schedule
Below you will find dates and scheduled entertainment programs for our next virtual meetings. Interested in being a presenter? Let us know!
AUGUST 1, 2026
Douglas Kydd Presents Boston’s Commuter Rail: From Heritage To State of the Art
Once upon a time, not so long ago, rail transportation in the Boston suburbs came under many different banners: the New Haven to the south, the Boston & Maine to the north, and for those in the west, the New York Central, still known to some as the Boston & Albany. For a while, a new company, Penn Central, made an appearance. Now things have changed; it’s all under one flag, the one with a circle-T emblem. Come view images of Commuter Rail, from before it was called that, up to the present MBTA era, where it is a sometimes unified, and sometimes not-so-unified operation, whose participants struggle to maintain their own identities in the not-so-blended melting pot of Mass Transit in the Boston Area.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2026
Leo Sullivan’s Surprise Show
Leo Sullivan returns with a surprise show! Leo’s programs on transportation in Massachusetts and New England are always packed with great old images and lots of information. Watch this page for program details when available.
NOTE: This meeting will be on the second Saturday of the month, due to the Labor Day weekend.
OCTOBER 3, 2026
Streetcars in the 1970s – Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Belgium
ANNUAL MEETING. Jonathan Dandridge will present a slide show from the early to mid 1970s featuring some of the streetcar systems of Boston, Philadelphia including suburban Red Arrow, New Orleans, and Belgium. Also bonus pictures from a visit to the UK National Tramway Museum in Crich in 2022. Jonathan is a long time member of the BSRA who grew up in Boston and currently resides in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. He is a member of Seashore Trolley Museum in Maine and Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton PA. He ia a volunteer operator at both museums. This is his first BSRA presentation.
NOVEMBER 7, 2026
Entertainment program to be announced
If you’re interested in presenting, please send us an email!
DECEMBER 5 2026
Eric Oszustowicz Show
Presentation details to be announced.
Save the Dates!
Additional meeting dates for 2026 include October 3 (Annual Meeting), November 7, and December 5. Entertainment information to come!
BSRA Zoom Meeting Guidelines & Tips
We use the Zoom platform to conduct our virtual monthly meetings. At 7:30PM on the day of the meeting, you can join by clicking the link posted on this page, or by dialing in using your phone to the number listed on this page. Please note a few basic rules:
- All attendees will enter a “waiting room” before being admitted into the meeting by the host
- All attendees will be muted on entry, and are asked to keep themselves muted for the duration of the meeting
- Attendees are asked to use the chat feature in Zoom to raise any questions, rather than speaking, to allow the meeting to run efficiently and minimize cross-talk
- Anyone wishing to raise any items of New or Old Business, or any Current Events items, should also post them using the Chat feature when prompted during the meeting
Note: You do not need to install the Zoom software to join the meeting, though it does provide a better experience. Instead, you can click “join in your browser” after clicking the meeting link, or you can dial in by phone. Note: dialing in by phone will only provide meeting audio, and does not allow for viewing slides, voting in polls, or participating in the meeting chat.