by Miles Taylor | Oct 21, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
The 2 turned out to be a dastardly one to ride. Earlier in the day, Sam and I had tried to get it from its Shaw’s terminus to ride it around its long terminus loop, but it had left Shaw’s early. Surprise. I had to grab it later from the Fall River Terminal...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 12, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
Considering that it only gets twelve trains per day (or, at the moment, zero trains per day), five-track Atlantic City Station is surprisingly legit. According to ol’ Wikipedia, it was built in 1989, which makes the size of the station all the more surprising....
by Miles Taylor | Oct 5, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Time for a short route that’s not particularly noteworthy. Okay, it’s the FR 8! We left the parking lot of Bristol Community College and turned onto Elsbree Street, which soon passed Durfee High School. There were some suburban businesses as we turned onto...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 4, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
“Beginning Wednesday, September 5 and continuing until early 2019, NJ TRANSIT will continue the installation of Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment on our rail fleet throughout the state. To accommodate this critical safety upgrade, all service on the...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 2, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
It’s time to go west! Leave the constraints of Fall River and escape to the idyllic countryside of Swansea! It’s home to such wonderful points of interest as, and this is a direct quote from Wikipedia, “Swansea Motor Inn (featuring water...
