by Miles Taylor | Mar 10, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
See that cracked bell behind glass? That’s apparently a giant tourist attraction for some reason! Yeah, I don’t know why people love this thing so much when…I mean, it’s a bell. Philly has so much more to offer than…a bell! Okay,...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 5, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
Welcome to the very small touristy part of Camden! It gets two River LINE stations, each named after their closest tourist attractions, and I figured we’d look at both of them in one post. Why? Because…well, they’re both pretty uninteresting. So,...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 24, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
NOTE (12/3/19): This is about ten months late, but it’s been on my mind: when this post came out, a number of people expressed concern that I referred to Strawberry Mansion as “one of the most notoriously dangerous neighborhoods in Philadelphia.”...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 23, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
A Service Change??? Yes, I’m actually doing one. My friend and I visited Baltimore a few weekends ago, and I came in knowing I wanted to do a post – I had never been to the Charm City before, and I knew very little about its public transportation network,...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 20, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
Since the 49 is opening in less than a week, I thought I’d take a look at one of the other routes that winds its way through Brewerytown and Fairmount. I’ve actually ridden both the 48 and the 7 in full, but since A) the 48 comes before the 7 in my...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 17, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
The River LINE’s half-hourly headways are really good considering it’s basically a commuter rail service. But waiting in Riverside, NJ for half an hour on an early Sunday morning? Lemme tell ya, there’s not a lot to do. Yup…this is all there is...
