by Miles Taylor | Oct 7, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
It’s always interesting to see what transit agencies choose for their route 1. The MBTA’s 1, for example, is one of the busiest bus routes on the system, running frequently down a major urban corridor. What does SEPTA’s 1 do? It runs hourly service,...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 6, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Welcome to the most rural route that the FRTA operates! The 41, the system’s westernmost route, runs out to a tiny town called Charlemont that I wouldn’t have heard of if the 41 didn’t end there. Also, it only runs four times per day… The...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 5, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
SEPTA! Stop opening up new Regional Rail platforms! Let me get through my backlog without having to schlep up to random stations every couple of days! And you picked a real good place for me this time: Levittown. One of the first master-planned suburbs, and one with a...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 2, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay…time to do the 20, but in the opposite direction! Yeah, sorry if the 21 ends up being a bit redundant… Yikes, what an unflattering angle. So we headed straight up Federal Street, leaving downtown Greenfield pretty quickly in favor of more suburban...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 1, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
Yes, I know I’m late here – Paoli’s new platform opened over a week ago, and this one is a much bigger deal than Secane. I go through these phases where I’m really busy and don’t have time to write, so…well, anyway: Paoli! Being...
