from The Dorchester Reporter

Riding an MBTA trolley into the train yard at Mattapan is a bit like it was riding the bumper cars at Paragon Park in days gone by – just when you are starting to have fun, it’s over. The MBTA trolley has a pole, called a panagraph, and runs on electricity, just like the old bumper car, but it travels a lot farther. For 2.6 miles, and the ten minutes it takes to go from Ashmont to Mattapan, passengers can sit back and enjoy a panoramic view of environments and shifting landscapes that is quite exciting. (Read the full story here.)