by Miles Taylor | Jul 24, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
It’s a little bit less exciting to do a GATRA route when it’s one of the numbered Attleboro-Taunton ones – I mean, these ones feel like, you know, actual real legitimate bus routes. At least, as close to an actual real legitimate bus route as you can...
by Miles Taylor | May 18, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
Well, we’ve covered the North Shuttle, now it’s time to head south! The Dial-A-Ride vehicle returns. While the North Shuttle acts as a park-and-ride route for northern Bellingham, the South Shuttle has ulterior motives: it runs from Forge Park to almost...
by Miles Taylor | May 16, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
Oh YES! THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF GATRA!!!!! And this is a side of our favorite RTA not seen quite as often on here: commuter routes with HORRIBLE ridership! Welcome to the Bellingham North Shuttle! Oh, of course it uses Dial-A-Ride vehicles. I suppose it’s not a...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 23, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Gotta tell ya, I was not anticipating a GATRA ride on my return to Boston. “Wanna do the GATRA GO when we get to Foxboro?” Jules asked on the train there. YES, OF COURSE I DO. Oh boy, time for a GATRA trip, and it’s a doozy! Okay, get ready for a...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 18, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, this one’s a bit weird. Basically, the town of Foxborough has this free commuter lot for residents. It’s kind of in the middle of nowhere, though, so they needed a bus company to provide a shuttle from there to Mansfield Station. Hi, GATRA! Look at...
