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Fascinating description of the Nantasket Beach Branch, a streetcar line that ran from Boston to the beach. Covers predecessor horse and steam lines, the NYNH&H's decision to electrify its lines, operation, the power house, rolling stock, the steamboats, electrification, the effect of storms and fires, and the line's demise. Also includes description of the ill-fated attempt to extend the line into a Boston-New York route in competition with the Fall River Line. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With timetables and foldout map. 76 pages.