by Miles Taylor | May 13, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA | 0 Comments

It's a little-known fact that Burlington has its own, non-MBTA public transit system. The Burlington B Line (a name that seems to be rarely used, but it's out there) is partially funded by the MBTA and operated by everyone's favorite transit company, Joseph's. You...

by Miles Taylor | May 12, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA | 0 Comments

Media seems like such a natural place to end a Regional Rail line. It's a sizeable, dense town, after all - the county seat of Delco! And yet...the line goes one stop further to a little station in the middle of nowhere called Elwyn. Elwyn is a weird station. Looking...

by Miles Taylor | May 7, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA | 0 Comments

Argh, I completely screwed up my LRTA scheduling and ended up not being able to finish the system! I made it onto the 5, but alas, that left me with not enough time to do a run on the 4. This was all almost a year ago (daily reminder that I am very behind schedule),...

by Miles Taylor | May 5, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA | 3 Comments

Long story short: I happen to have reviewed all of the 101/102 stations from Fairfield Ave to Drexel Hill Junction. Might as well marathon them! Fairfield Ave. Fairfield Ave is stupidly close to 69th Street. It is a 0.2 mile, 5-minute walk from Fairfield Ave to 69th...

by Miles Taylor | April 22, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA | 0 Comments

Yeah, just gonna say it right off the bat: this one is similar to the 1. Heck, the two routes even combine on Saturdays. Yes, the 8 serves similar neighborhoods, runs in a similar loopy shape, and even shares a large portion of its route with the 1. The main...