A lot has happened in 2018. I’ve ridden the first trip of a new commuter rail line, conquered the bus from hell, and even changed domains and started writing about Philadelphia for some reason! As it stands, the vast majority of my viewership is still from Massachusetts (represent!), so hopefully the blog can stir up some interest in Philly this coming year. That doesn’t mean I’m done with New England, though – the backlog for Miles on the MBTA is intense, and as long as I’m still going back there for breaks, the jurisdiction will just keep on growing. Every bus route in Massachusetts? Sure! Every bus route in Rhode Island? Definitely! Every bus route in New England? You never know!
So thank you all for sticking with me, whether you’ve been reading all six years or whether you’re one of my Penn friends reading the blog because I wouldn’t shut up about the fact that you should totally read the blog. Here’s to another amazing year…we’re gonna accomplish some fantastic things.
I actually stumbled onto your blog last summer, while I was researching stuff for my then-upcoming return trip to Boston. Honestly, it was a fun read, that also helped me get an idea of what each station looked like on the inside; so I’d know what to expect when I got there, and even find out about things near each station I might not have known about.
Also, the Hastings “station” became an injoke with my friends, after we read the review of it. So for that, thanks.
Thank you so much!
My station is Hastings and I 100% love your blog it’s given me so much entertainment. Thank you so much for your incredible commitment. Writing this from North Station 👍
How does it feel to make up 2% of Hastings’s entire ridership? That’s awesome. Thank you so much!
Congrats on 6 years of posts! When will you do the BRTA? I think that’s the only RTA in Massachusetts you haven’t covered yet. It’ll take forever to do CTtransit though, to quote yourself: “I don’t want to open up a CTtransit can of worms.”
Thank you! I’ve already done the entire BRTA, it’s just buried WAY down in the backlog. It’ll come eventually! The hardest ones to do will be VTA and NRTA…
Yeah, I probably won’t do CTtransit. All of the connecting bus systems to the Downeaster look really manageable, though. Maybe stuff like Nashua and Manchester, too.
Did you review Pittsfield station while you were out there? I think it’s the only Amtrak in Massachusetts you haven’t done.
I did!
Shoot, I forgot about the islands.
How can you forget about the very high-profile NRTA THE WAVE????
I kid, I kid.
The farthest north you can go from Boston on continuous public transit is the Concord area… and that’s during a single Friday and Saturdays during the holidays!
For some reference on your backlog: these SRTA reviews you rode in just one day, when was that day?
LAST MAY. It’s horrible, I know!
What about SEAT and 9 Town Transit in eastern Connecticut? One reminds me of the SRTA, and the latter is 5 very long and deviation-filled routes. In addition, you could do the Eastern CT train station reviews, such as Mystic, New London, Old Saybrook (10/10, no more discussion), and maybe even Shore Line East!
Yeah, eastern Connecticut is a possibility. SEAT technically connects to RIPTA, so there’s a decent argument to be made for doing it.
I live in Westerly, and I use New London station often. I don’t ride SEAT much, but it would be nice to see on the blog.
How would you describe each of the MBTA green line branches in terms of character?