by Miles Taylor | Jul 13, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Ohhhh, Grafton, you’re lucky the Commuter Rail tracks don’t come anywhere near your town center…otherwise, I would have to complain about this place being in the middle of nowhere! Which…yeah, it is. Interesting lighting from the bright morning...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 12, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
What are the quaintest towns/commuter stations on the lines you have seen in your travels? Based on a pass through the Commuter Rail stations I’ve reviewed, I came up with a few towns or stations that were quite quaint: Greenbush Sure, the station itself is...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 9, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Yes, it’s true – I’ll be in Amherst with Sam for the next month attending the Summer Transportation Institute at UMass. I’ve given myself the lofty goal of riding every PVTA route, at least those that run in the summer. Thus, after I finish up...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 8, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
I’m very late on this, but the old Paul Revere buses on the 712/713 have been replaced by brand-new T buses, with announcements and all! They still use the awful Paul Revere fareboxes, so you still can’t use CharlieCards on the route, but it’s still...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 7, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Wow, who knew the Logan Airport Ferry Terminal had this much…infrastructure? I guess I wasn’t expecting a building and everything – in my head I thought it would just be a dock – so this was a very welcome surprise! Is the terminal any good,...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 4, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
The 66 feels like Massport said, “Let’s have a shuttle route that serves everything!” And thus, this long, complicated route was born. It’s time for about as epic a ride as you can get where airport shuttles are concerned… The bus...
