by Miles Taylor | Dec 9, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Does anyone else get annoyed at the way the MBTA releases its schedule changes now? “Please find your route at www.mbta.com/schedules/bus and check the December 23 schedule for specific changes.” I get that this is more intuitive for people who only care...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 4, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
Trolley stations tend to be samey, so I’m combining these two into one post. This is the part of SEPTA where the El runs express in the center two tracks and the trolleys make these two local stops on the outer tracks, leading anyone passing through to think...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 28, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
A few years ago, I would’ve vehemently insisted on taking the NB 4 to its weekday rush hour-only terminus at “Industrial Park”, a full four miles past the regular terminus. Alas, Sam and I did our SRTA trip on a Saturday, so we couldn’t do an...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 25, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
Of the South Philly Broad Street Line stops, Snyder is the one I’ve used the most so far. I’ve ridden both the 37 and the 79 a number of times (the latter’s review is in the pipeline, but I’m waiting for it to get the electric buses it’s...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 19, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Yeah…Miles the “Transit Expert” screwed this one up. Guess who was looking at the weekday schedule instead of the Saturday schedule! Guess which route leaves fifteen minutes earlier on Saturdays! What did this little mistake mean? Basically skipping...
