by Miles Taylor | Mar 25, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
The 62 is a new route that was created to supplement the 66’s service to URI. Can it do its job, or is it muddied up with useless deviations? Well, let’s find out! You’re late! Both the 62 and the 66 were extended to Providence Station as part of...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 23, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
It’s another really short route that’s marginally more useful than the 9, I guess. Not much else to say, let’s look at the 1! The bus at its berth. We turned west out of the Bloom Terminal, skipping downtown Taunton entirely. As we merged onto Kilmer...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 22, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Oh thank God, it’s a normal bus route. You don’t have to call in to ride it. It uses a proper bus. The 9 is just a normal short, stupid, pointless bus route. HALLELUJAH! We headed out onto Oak Street from the Bloom Terminal, but we soon turned onto...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 21, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
I…I’m speechless. I really don’t know what to say. GATRA…out-GATRAed itself. I didn’t think it was possible, and yet this route…defies explanation. Get ready for a crazy ride… Okay, at first glance, this doesn’t look so...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 20, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
I think we’ve done it: we’ve hit peak GATRA. This route, the Downtown Middleborough Shuttle, seems to do absolutely everything wrong. For example, it only serves Middleborough Station four times per day: 11:05, 12:50, 3:05, and 4:45. They time with...
