by Miles Taylor | Feb 4, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA
For a relatively simple and relatively short North Philadelphia crosstown, my 54 sure did get packed. I guess we’ll find out at the end if that’s normal or not… The bus making its way down narrow Cambria Street. I got on an eastbound bus a few blocks...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 30, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA
Yeah, yeah, save the comments. I’m, what, six days late? I mean, technically five days, if you count the fact that a 15 trolley ran at, like, 12:30 AM on Saturday, thus allowing SEPTA to claim that they ran that day and service was “officially”...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 18, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA, Miles on the MBTA
As promised, on the blog’s seventh anniversary, here’s the video for the longest bus ride in America....
by Miles Taylor | Jan 17, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA
For our first review on the wild and wacky Norristown High Speed Line (I’m shocked it’s taken this long to do one), let’s take a look at the newly-renovated Stadium Station! Opened on January 13th (four days ago), the station still has some...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 15, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA
The rare short SEPTA route! With only a 23-minute running time, the 73 offers a quick connection between Frankford, the neighborhoods of Bridesburg and Port Richmond, and the 15 trolley…er, 15B bus. Hopefully we get trolley service to Port Richmond...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 13, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA
Yikes, SEPTA, I’m really sorry for covering some of your worst stations in such a short succession. And despite having just witnessed North Philadelphia’s “apocalyptic decrepitude”, Bridesburg still managed to give me a shock when I stepped off...
