by Miles Taylor | Jun 6, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
From the MVRTA 40 to the RIPTA 40! These routes are very, very different. I mean, we’re going from inner-city Lawrence to the Providence East Side. You can’t get much more different than that. The bus boarding at Kennedy Plaza. We of course began at...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 5, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
The 40 runs in a straight line up Broadway to Methuen Square and beyond. Sounds awesome. Oh wait, no one told me about the deviations… The 40 gets to board in the sunlight! We went west down Essex Street, going by lots of retail, which continued as we turned...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 4, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
How does the 39B differ from the 39A? In a lot of ways, actually! Like, to the point where I’m wondering how you can even justify naming them like that… Buses everywhere! From Buckley, we made our way onto Common Street, which ran alongside Campagnone...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 1, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, time for a nice direct route to the North Andover Mall! Oh wait, I forgot the MVRTA is incapable of running direct routes. Okay, well, the 39A is still their straightest line to the mall… Boarding at Buckley. We went straight down Amesbury Street from the...
by Miles Taylor | May 31, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Ah, it’s the Pac-Man route! Seriously. Look at it. So yes, this is the 37, a wild snaking mess running aimlessly through southern Lawrence and Andover. It serves two Marriotts. Two! At least some light is shining in here. We went down Essex Street from...
