by Miles Taylor | May 22, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
The 411 has to be one of the most diverse – and crazy – routes on the MBTA. It includes a few strange deviations, including one through marshland in Revere! Keep in mind that this route sometimes uses new Excelsior buses, so it can be very odd to see them...
by Miles Taylor | May 21, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
After the wonderful downtowns of Wakefield and Peabody, I had high hopes for Saugus Center. Unfortunately, as my friend Nathan and I stepped off an outbound 428, it was clear that it wasn’t much. Standing next to a rotary with only a few gas stations and pizza...
by Miles Taylor | May 19, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
It’s strange that despite taking a way more indirect route than the 4, the 22 somehow manages to only take three minutes longer to get from Worcester to Blackstone Valley. Whereas the 4 has a lengthy express section and is mostly direct, the 22 is all local...
by Miles Taylor | May 18, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Sam Hegg got to ride on the incredibly rare 171, and wrote a fantastic review of the route. Thanks, Sam! The 171 is a special route because it only runs two one way trips to the airport. Sure, there are a lot of routes that run one or two trips a day, but what makes...
by Miles Taylor | May 18, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
The 4 doesn’t seem like the most noteworthy route at first glance – it’s a pretty short one that runs between Worcester and some suburban mall. However, it has two factors that make it an interesting ride. The first is that the route has a lengthy...
