by Miles Taylor | Aug 6, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Looking to get from Boston to Lowell by bus, but the 14 has too many office parks for you? Well then, perhaps the 13 is more up your alley! It doesn’t take you quite as far south as the 14, but it still runs to the northern terminus of the 350, where you...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 4, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
It’s fitting that the first LRTA route to be properly reviewed on this blog is also the first LRTA route I ever rode. This time, though, I took the entire route from Lahey Clinic to Lowell! What is this long trip like? Let’s find out! The bus at the Lahey...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 4, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, it’s time for our final trio! Our final…boring trio. Yeah, these stations aren’t too special. I do have memories of hanging out at Dean Road and watching the trains with my dad when I was really little, though, so that counts for something. The...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 3, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
These C stations are just too good! Washington Square is one of the line’s “accessible” stops, which means it has a lot more amenities than what we’ve been seeing before. Let’s take a look. The platforms. The station feels a lot like an E...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 1, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
This station has some weird, inconsistent naming. So, I’m pretty sure it’s called Fairbanks Street – at least, that’s what Google Maps says. That said, the MBTA station page and the Blue Book both refer to it as just Fairbanks. And the station...