by Miles Taylor | May 2, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
We’re really in the home stretch here! Ironically, despite this being a proper MBTA bus review, the route in question is one of the most suburban ones in the system! That’s not to say the ridership isn’t there, though – let’s talk about...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 28, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Oh boy, an Old Colony station…but not just any Old Colony station. That’s right, we’re looking at the Greenbush Line today! The Greenbush Line: taking the tried-and-true concept of sticking stations in the middle of nowhere with huge parking lots,...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 26, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Nathan and I got up at 5 AM to take Amtrak to a rural place to ride a rural route. No, I’m not telling you what we tried to ride! Enjoy the trailer and stay tuned…
by Miles Taylor | Apr 25, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
During the day, getting to Mather House is pretty simple – all you do is board the Mather Express and it’ll take you there. But once the clock strikes 4:30, things spiral out of control when the route gets replaced by the (awkwardly-titled) River Houses...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 18, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
This station sucks. Being stuck here for 4 and a half hours sucks. Sure, there was a nice reward in the end, as the title’s parenthetical remark suggests, but…this station still sucks. Wow, that’s a lot of railfans! Alright, let’s start with...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 14, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Poor ol’ Gardner is a really isolated city for transit, and there’s no easy way of getting from there to Boston…well, until Wachusett Station opened, that is! And sure, that station still uses the “drive and park” mindset that all modern...
