by Miles Taylor | Jun 30, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
I always get amazed at how busy these Providence Line stations get. As a small town sandwiched by much bigger ones that also get Commuter Rail service, it feels like Sharon has no right to get the amount of ridership that it does. And yet here we are: the power of the...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 25, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
A crosstown route across North Philadelphia from Strawberry Mansion to Olde Richmond? Alright, the 39 sounds pretty good to me! Wait…why does the route have a four-block jog in the eastbound direction only? Ohhhh noooooooo… “SEPTA off duty”?...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 24, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Hang on, what’s this about there being a 44? It’s not on Massport’s website! My friend found it on the Transit app a few days ago, and it’s an odd specimen. According to the app, it runs between Airport Station and the Logan Office Center (also...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 19, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
It was of the utmost importance that I rode the 3 on a Saturday or Sunday midday. You see, most of the time, it does indeed end at a SEPTA loop at 33rd-Cecil B. Moore, but on weekend middays…yes, weekend middays, it gets extended to the Smith Memorial Playground...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 18, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, this one’s a bit weird. Basically, the town of Foxborough has this free commuter lot for residents. It’s kind of in the middle of nowhere, though, so they needed a bus company to provide a shuttle from there to Mansfield Station. Hi, GATRA! Look at...
