by Miles Taylor | Sep 10, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
I didn’t think the SRTA actually makes it to Rhode Island, but I was wrong – the FR 5 very much enters that friendly small state to the south. As for the rest of the route? It isn’t all that interesting, alas. We did a little loopy-loop coming out of...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 8, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
This is it. This is the big one. Center City to Chestnut Hill. Over ten miles of local streets. A myriad of different neighborhoods, buildings, and demographics. Let’s do it: the 23. As I mentioned in the last review, I chose Market Street as the transfer point...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 6, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Sam and I had an ambitious plan to ride the entire rest of the SRTA in one day. How would we do that? He would drive me from route to route! We began this interesting and busy day with an early trip on the FR 4… The route began at the Catholic Memorial Home, a...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 3, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
What better SEPTA bus route to start out with than the infamous 23/45 combo from South Philly all the way up to Chestnut Hill? Once the world’s supposed longest streetcar route, it got replaced by motor vehicles in 1992 and became just a really really long bus...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 2, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Boy, that Fall River Terminal sure was nice, huh? Yeah. What a great terminal that was. Well, anyway, it’s time to look at their other terminal. It’s a lot worse. Yup, modern this terminal ain’t. There are uncomfortable wooden benches that meander...
