by Miles Taylor | Nov 14, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
I had just committed to Penn. My family flew down to Philly to spend a few days getting more acclimated to the city. We landed at the airport, where every sign told us to take the $6.75 Regional Rail line into town. But my family is cheap; why spend a ton of money on...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 13, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, I’m gonna take an SRTA break here to cover a one-off WRTA route. And hey, it’s the final long-distance route on that system! Ready to go to the exciting town of Southbridge on the 29? I know I am! Ah, right. The WRTA runs with “flag”...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 11, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
SEPTA Regional Rail stations tend to be in suburban or rural areas, but for our first Regional Rail review, we might as well have never left Philadelphia! And when I say Philadelphia, I mean the parts of it where you probably want to keep your wits about you when you...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 31, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
*Well, second-to-last RIPTA bus of the night. But still, that’s pretty cool, right? Also, this happened last weekend. I have some explaining to do… Okay, the Penn Band was planning a trip up to Brown to play at a football game. Those who were of drinking...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 30, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
Getting to the largest mall in the United States from Philly is no small feat, at least until its rail link opens up (in 500 years). Do you brave the Schuylkill Expressway on the 124/125, or do you let the Norristown High Speed Line take you part of the way up? Or, if...