Why is the MBTA Blue Line so weird?

The MBTA Blue Line is one of the most unique metro lines in the entire US, if not in the entire world. From it's antiquity, to it's electrical changes, to it's beachfront stations, I take you with me for a full length ride of the Blue Line and an explanation of it's history, how it came to be this way, and some of the future of the line... socials: ig: line_a_evelyn Tags: Blue Line, MBTA Blue Line, Catanary Wire, Third Rail, Boston, Revere, MBTA Train, MBTA Train Line, Metro North. Bibliography1.Pi.1415926535. Government Center Station on Reopening Day, March 2016.; 2016.2.Seasider53. State Station (Southern Entrance).; 2026. Accessed June 23, 2026. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... S. Unit 387204 at Crewe on 19th February 2016.; 2016. Accessed June 23, 2026. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... O. MNCRR M-8 at NEC Port Chester.; 2011. Accessed June 23, 2026. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi.... Tren Urbano Metro.; 2010. Accessed June 24, 2026. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...