by Miles Taylor | Nov 6, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, show of hands, who’s ever heard of Paxton, Massachusetts? No one? Okay, good. I hadn’t heard of it either until my friend Nathan pointed out that the WRTA has a bus that runs there…but only on Wednesdays and Fridays. Well, whaddayaknow, we had...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 3, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
A shuttle from Fitchburg to Worcester? Wow, okay, that sounds kinda useful! The idea of an “intercity crosstown” route, as it were, is pretty cool and a good way of encouraging suburban growth. High praise? Yes indeed. Too high? Absolutely – the...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 2, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
I had a lot of expectations for this route, and seemingly none of them were fulfilled. One of the main ones was that I assumed it would cost $1.25 to ride, the typical MART fare. Well, no, turns out it’s free! Okay, I certainly can’t complain about a free...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 1, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Well(s), well(s), well(s), time to take a look at Wells! This is a station on the Downeaster in a very middle-of-nowhere section of the town of the same name, and it’s the one we used to get home from Transit Day. What kind of stuff does it have to offer?...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 31, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
So…I guess Suffolk Downs has a bus service? Yeah, it was really strange when my friend Josh and I walked out of the station (which, incidentally, deserves a higher score than the 3 I gave it) and just saw people boarding a Paul Revere Transportation minibus at a...
