by Miles Taylor | Sep 29, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
This is one of the least-served stations on the entire Commuter Rail! With only two trips in the morning and three trips in the afternoon, clearly Silver Hill is a station for commuters only. But what it lacks in service, it makes up for with lots of charm! The road...
by sam | Sep 28, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
In this Operational Oculi, I decided that I’d take a quick break from garage walkthroughs and begin to tackle the subject of how a public transportation schedule is made. Some terms that I am going to try to define today are “running time”, “layover”, and...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 26, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Kendal Green, Kendal Green, Kendal Green…yup, this is a station, all right. I think I’ve exceeded the number of interesting words I can possibly say in this intro… Looking down the platform. By the way, that speck is an unfortunate presence on my...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 25, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
This year, I got the chance to attend the 40th Annual MBTA Bus Roadeo, and it was an absolute blast! My friends Jordan, Nathan, Nick, Sam, and I met up at Sullivan at around 6:30, and then we walked over to Charlestown Garage where the Roadeo was taking place. When we...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 22, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Here is Part 2 of Gabe W’s international transit journey. Great job as usual, Gabe! Gabe here again! When I was last with you guys I was leaving Israel. Now, for the second part of the journey, we stayed in Madrid for five days! So, of course, our plane landed...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 20, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Gabe W. sent this guest post about transit in Israel. Thanks, Gabe! Look out for Part 2, which will talk about transit in Madrid. Hello fellow MBTA riders! I’m Gabe W., a random reader of Miles’s fantastic blog. Recently, I took a two week international trip to...