by Miles Taylor | Jul 26, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
The 505 was the streetcar we used most often, as well as my favorite of them all. It’s just the variety of different neighborhoods seen along the route that makes it really interesting. This is another U-shaped line, going from Dundas West Station on the Bloor...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 23, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
When writing the title, I thought about how easy it could be to misinterpret it as the Queen and King of streetcars. Rest assured, the streetcars are just named after the principal streets they run on; they don’t have special titles. I was excited to ride the...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 20, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
So what does RT stand for? The other lines are all referred to as “subways,” so the Scarborough RT must be different. RT must stand for rapid transit, right? What else could it be? But all the other lines are rapid transit, too… Anyway, the...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 18, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I’ve been taking the T to my summer job, and I wanted to share this little experience I had one day. It was rush hour, so it was of course absolute madness – I was holding onto a pole for dear life. I felt something hairy against my leg, and looking down I...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 17, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
The layout of the Toronto subway is kinda…weird. There are two main subway lines: the Yonge-University-Spadina Line, and the Bloor-Danforth Line. However, only the Yonge-University-Spadina (which I will now be referring to as just the Yonge) Line serves the...
