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...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 27, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Our last SRTA route in Fall River is the other way of getting to Walmart, the 10. I’m pleased to report that it’s not as stupid as the 6, although to be fair, that’s not saying much. We looped around onto Rodman Street, which had a few blocks of...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 25, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
I don’t know if NJT buses will be part of my jurisdiction yet, but this system fascinates me in how dysfunctional it is – I could talk about how awful NJT is for hours. That’s why whenever I happen to ride one of their routes from beginning to end,...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 23, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
I was very lucky to have taken the FR 6 in the outbound direction. Going outbound, it’s just a nice straight shot to Walmart. Coming inbound, it has to do a strange jog to serve…Battleship Cove. Except Battleship Cove hasn’t been directly served by...