by Miles Taylor | Apr 8, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
A route from Fitchburg to Gardner sounds really useful! After all, Gardner is pretty skimpy in the transit department, so something connecting it to a bigger city is a good idea, and one that seems like it would result in good ridership. Is the awkwardly-titled...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 6, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Well, it’s not every day you see a train car in the middle of City Hall Plaza! For the past three days, the T has had a 2/3-scale mock-up of one of the new Orange Line cars that will be entering service in 2018-2019, and it was amazing. Time for a multitude of...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 5, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
This is a route designed to waste everybody’s time. No matter where you want to go on the 5, there is almost no doubt that you will have to suffer a ride far longer than it should be. How could a route be so inefficient? Read on, dear reader! The bus, as seen...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 1, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
It’s no secret that the MBTA is in desperate financial waters right now. The T has been looking for any way to cut costs, and they’ve often turned to privatization to do so. The Commuter Rail, for example, is operated by Keolis, while the door-to-door RIDE...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 31, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Remember how the 19 allowed me to discover the majestic land known as Walmart? Well, now we’re riding its sister route, the 17. I wonder if it has any more amazing big box stores to discover! Oh…Stop & Shop is this route’s terminus?...
