by Miles Taylor | Jul 4, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Ah, it’s good to be back on the Needham Line! It’s been too long since I’ve seen those tiny mini-highs with no benches. Well…okay, maybe not that part of it. But Needham Line stations are always very tranquil, and Highland is...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 3, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Being on an almost-empty bus during rush hour is an interesting experience. However, this seems to happen a lot with the Belgrade Ave routes from Forest Hills. Since the crowds for them are timed with train arrivals, the buses operate on a first-come, first-serve...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 1, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
I feel like being stuck at any Commuter Rail station for an hour will make you dislike it. This was unfortunately the case with Dedham Corporate Center, and I was in a pretty bad mood during my long wait here. Um…I’ll try to be objective here, okay?...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 30, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
This bus is a mess. You may have seen these MBTA paper schedules of the Dedham Local Bus. Looks simple enough, right? Well, they’ve changed the route since then. Now, it’s this: What is this madness??? Now do you see what I mean by “mess”?...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 29, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
One of the things I don’t like about the Franklin Line is that it just has too many dang stops. Endicott is three minutes away from both of its neighboring stations (Dedham Corporate Center and Readville), and has a very local kind of feel. It’s also not...
