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One of the Association's most popular and most visible activities are out monthly meetings, which are held at the Grand Lodge of Masons' Paul Revere Room, 186 Tremont Street, in downtown Boston, MA (See map on right). They are always open to all and free of charge.

Meetings begin at 7:30PM, typically on the first Saturday of every month. A short business meeting (including a detailed current events segment on MBTA news and transit happenings near and far) is followed by an entertainment program, consisting of film and digital slideshows, videos and films of past and present transit operations form around the nation and the world. Entertainment begins at aproximately 8:15PM and generally lasts about two hours.

In the event of severe weather, we may be forced to cancel a meeting. A notice will be posted on the home page of this website, and on our Facebook and Twitter feeds, by 4PM the day of the meeting in the rare event of a cancellation.

Upcoming Meetings

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May 4, 2013
A Railfan Silent Film Potpourri
R. Allan Pommer shows us a collection of silent 8 mm film reels on European trolleys, North American PCCs, and New England and Maritime railroad short lines of the 1950s and 1960s. Among the treats will be electric, steam and diesel operations in cities including, but not limited to, Milan, Rome, Koblenz, Toronto, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Everett, and more.

June 1, 2013
Northeastern University by Transit, 1870-1990
RollSign Editor Nick Tomkavage will present an historical overview of transit development and changes in the neighborhoods proximate to Northeastern University, his soon-to-be alma mater. Many topics will be covered, including the construction of the Huntington Avenue subway and the relocation of the Orange Line to the Southwest Corridor.

July 13, 2013
The East Coaster, Part 2
Christopher Kelliher continues on his tour of the East Coast of the United States. We'll start in New York (City and upstate), and then we'll be making stops in Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Florida. If time permits, we may also see a few West Coast photos. Note: This meeting is on the second Saturday in july due to the July 4 holiday.

August 3, 2013
Ye Olde and New Boston
BSRA President and author Brad Clarke will offer us transit time travel through vintage images, movies, and historical anecdotes collected over the years.

September 7, 2013
That '70s (Slide) Show, Part 1: Boston
George Chiasson will present archived images of rail transit in Greater Boston from 1970 to 1979. This was a dynamic time in Boston transit history, with changes occurring on the Red and Orange Lines, including closure of the historic Charlestown EL and the first round of equipment renewal on the Green Line. We'll see portions of the MBTA system that were then surviving the march of progress, but have vanished since, along with many images of routing operation. Featured will be all four transit lines, the Mattapan-Ashmont high speed trolley, and the trackless trolley lines in Cambridge.

Additional Meeting Dates (Entertainment TBD):
October 5, November 2, and December 7, 2013 and January 4, 2014.

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