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455 (Salem Depot – Wonderland via Central Square, Lynn)

455 (Salem Depot – Wonderland via Central Square, Lynn)

by Miles Taylor | Dec 6, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA

The 455 used to go all the way down to Haymarket, but during the bus massacre of July 2012 it was cut back to Wonderland. Trips to Wonderland had previously been weekend service, but now it goes there full time. That’s not to say that the cutbacks made the...
451 (North Beverly – Salem Depot via Cabot Street or Tozer Road)

451 (North Beverly – Salem Depot via Cabot Street or Tozer Road)

by Miles Taylor | Dec 6, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA

This route is really isolated: it’s the northernmost MBTA bus route; it only runs eight times a day; it’s one of the most expensive buses for the MBTA to run; it was on the chopping block in 2012; and it goes down a road on which not even Google Street...
450/450W (Salem Depot – Haymarket or Wonderland Station via Highland Ave)

450/450W (Salem Depot – Haymarket or Wonderland Station via Highland Ave)

by Miles Taylor | Dec 4, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA

A long time ago, on one of my very first for-fun bus trips, my father and I took the 459 up to Salem. I mentioned in that post how we got stuck up there, and a 459 back to Boston never showed up. At one point, there was a 450 that came, but for some reason I...
Random Photos: Portal of Power, Part 2

Random Photos: Portal of Power, Part 2

by Miles Taylor | Nov 30, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA

Looking at a Silver Line bus leaving the portal. Photo credit to my friend Chloé Gilligan.
Random Photos: There’s a Bathroom at Wonderland?

Random Photos: There’s a Bathroom at Wonderland?

by Miles Taylor | Nov 30, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA

You may know that I loved Wonderland as a station. Well, I just found another reason why it’s awesome. I was waiting on the platform for an inbound train, and I saw these two women go through a door that said “Ladies room.” “Wow,” I...
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