May 21, 2018 · According to city officials, the tunnel has been abandoned since 1963. The opening to the abandoned tunnel is accessed through a corridor in this parking garage on Congress Street. The...

The Tremont Street subway in Boston's MBTA subway system is the oldest subway tunnel in North America and the third-oldest still in use worldwide to exclusively use electric traction (after the City and South London Railway in 1890, and the Budapest Metro's Line 1 in 1896), opening on September 1, 1897.

May 16, 2018 · Beneath the brutalist structure of Boston City Hall is a dusty abandoned train tunnel that was once a part of America’s first subway line, the Tremont Street Subway.

Oct 15, 2020 · Far below the busy streets of Boston an abandoned tunnel reveals a forgotten world. Nicole Estaphan descends into this underworld to see what remains from the forerunner of the MBTA.

Aug 3, 2012 · Underneath Boston’s skyscrapers and sidewalks lies a hidden, long-forgotten labyrinth of abandoned subway stations and tunnels—vestiges of the country’s first subway system.

Jan 14, 2013 · Did you know there exist abandoned tunnels beneath Boston? The musty world of silence echoes with trains past, squeaks of present rats, and suggests the supernatural horror of Poe, who was born a minute’s walk from America’s first subway tunnel.

May 21, 2018 · The city of Boston on Monday offered tours of an abandoned subway tunnel located underneath City Hall Plaza, and we sent photographer Jesse Costa along. The tunnel connected two stations that...

May 21, 2018 · There’s a good chance you’re one of the hundreds of disappointed Bostonians who didn’t score a ticket into the Boston Landmark Commission’s tour of an abandoned MBTA tunnel on Monday.

Sep 20, 2024 · Beneath the historic city, a network of hidden tunnels tells stories of the past. These tunnels, some dating back to the Revolutionary War, offer a glimpse into Boston's secret history. From smuggling routes to abandoned subway lines, these underground passages hold mysteries waiting to be explored.

May 21, 2018 · BOSTON (CBS) - It's a rare opportunity to visit a unique, and usually unseen, part of Boston history, underground. A hundred lucky people got a chance Monday to go into an abandoned subway...