The creation of the Boston subway system — the country’s first — is the subject of the new American Experience film, The Race Underground. It’s also one of our nation’s oldest startup ...
American Experience rode with Most on the original line — just three stops from one end of the Boston Common to the other — and talked about the past, present and future of the subway.
In March 1895, Boston and New York City began an epic and highly competitive race to become the first American city with a working subway system. Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Ou ...