by Miles Taylor | Aug 18, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
For a reasonably small city, Portland really knows how to do transportation. Aside from its frequent bus system, they also combined Amtrak and Concord Coach Lines operations into one intermodal terminal: the Portland Transportation Center! Let’s see how it...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 16, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Man, I love the Downeaster! Not only is it scenic (especially coming into Portland), but it’s also incredibly cheap. If you book early (three days in advance, I think), the fares are: $24 to Brunswick! $20 to Portland! $10 to Haverhill, quite literally cheaper...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 15, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
A bus in New York City that’s…fast? Well, this is a new one! The Q35 is a quick route from Brooklyn College (a station on the 2 and 5) to Rockaway Park Beach in Queens. On my summer ride, the route had healthy ridership from beachgoers, as well as locals...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 14, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
I took my first ride on the Downeaster yesterday, and the scenery was quite beautiful. However, it was made even more beautiful by the fact that yesterday was the first day the line was using a heritage dome car in its set! Until September 18th, certain...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 13, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Going crosstown in New York is always hellish. It doesn’t matter if you’re in Manhattan, the Bronx, or, in the case of the B11, Brooklyn – it’s always going to be incredibly slow. At least the B11 had some nice scenery to watch while constantly...
by sam | Aug 12, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Here is the director’s cut of a documentary that I made about my second attempt at beating the record for the fastest time going around the MBTA! Can I make it? Find out here! (Use this link if the video player doesn’t work.)
