What is the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority?
Q: What is the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority?
A: The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) is Massachusetts' public transportation system.
Q: When did the MBTA open?
A: The MBTA opened on September 2, 1897.
Q: What was its first line?
A: Its first line, the Green Line, was the first subway in the Western Hemisphere.
Q: How far did it travel when it first opened?
A: At first, it connected only the Boston Public Garden to Park Street Station - about a half-mile walk.
Q: How far does it travel now?
A: Today, all together, the parts of the MBTA travel 1392 miles each way, every day.
