Boston Elevated Railway controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1916
Summer Street drawbridge disaster
On November 7, 1916, BERy streetcar No. 393 broke through warning gates at the open Summer Street drawbridge and plunged into Fort Point Channel. Forty-six people were killed. The event is documented as a major fatal accident in the company's operating history.