Route 86 (MBTA) (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Route 86 (MBTA)" in English language version.

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Clarke, Bradley H.; Cummings, O.R. (1997). Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 58. ISBN 0938315048 – via Internet Archive.
Ninth Annual Report of the West End Street Railway Company for the Year Ending September 30, 1896. Walker, Young & Co. 1896. p. 7 – via Internet Archive.
"The Boston Elevated Railway Company: A Model Road". Street Railway Review. Vol. 8. August 1898. pp. 525–545.
"A Decade of the Bus on the "El": Part II: Bus Routes of the Last Five Years". Co-operation. Vol. 11, no. 8. Boston Elevated Railway. August 1932. p. 124.

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Lufkin, Richard F. (1942), Boston Elevated Railway System Route Map, Boston Elevated Railway – via Wikimedia Commons

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"Route 86" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. December 2018.
"86 Harvard Sq–Reservoir Sta" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024.
"Better Bus Project Route Proposals" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. January 2019.
"86 Sullivan Sq Sta – Reservoir Sta" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 13, 2022.
"A better bus network: new connections, more service, more frequency. See what this means in Cambridge" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. May 2022.
"Draft Bus Network Redesign Map" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. May 2022.
"What we changed from the May 2022 Proposal" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 7, 2022.
"Revised Bus Network Fall 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 3, 2022.

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"Spring 2026 System Map". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. April 5, 2026.
"Phase 1 of Bus Network Redesign Launches December 15 to Bring More Frequent Service, Better Routes" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 7, 2024.

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"Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.

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"The Union Street Railway". Boston Globe. December 30, 1879. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
"Union Square Electrics". Boston Globe. August 9, 1895. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
"Horse Line No Longer". Boston Globe. October 15, 1895. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
"Will be ready for use next month". Boston Globe. June 14, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
"Elevated to Run Busses Allston to Somerville". Boston Globe. December 16, 1925. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
"Changes in Bus Service Announced by Elevated". Boston Globe. February 1, 1930. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
"Many Seek Busses to Replace Trolley". Boston Globe. September 11, 1930. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
"Extension of El Bus Service in Somerville". Boston Globe. November 14, 1930. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
"Central-Sq Bus Line to be Extended to Sullivan Sq". Boston Globe. February 13, 1931. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
"Brighton–Cambridge Bus Service Announced". Boston Globe. June 6, 1931. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
"Plenty of Parking on New M.T.A. Highland Branch". Boston Globe. June 16, 1959. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
"The bus routes affected". Boston Globe. April 3, 1981. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.

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Humphrey, Thomas J. (August 2020). "Origin and Development of the Fixed-Route Local Bus Transportation Network in the Cities and Towns of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority District as of December 31, 1973: Revised Edition" (PDF). NETransit.
Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association. Page numbers are accurate to the December 14, 2025 version.

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Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association. Page numbers are accurate to the December 14, 2025 version.

Route 86 (MBTA) (English Wikipedia)

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