by Miles Taylor | Jan 18, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Well, I was very surprised at the view on this route. Honestly, I never suspected that there would even be one, but it was there, and actually pretty nice. But before we can get to the view, we have to start in pitland, the Northgate Shopping Center. Right when I got...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 18, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Wow. Has it really been two years? It feels like so long ago that I would be proud to have gotten 40 or fewer views in a day. Now, 300 or more is the norm. Back then, my plan was to do a post every Friday, or four a month. Yet in November of 2014, there were as many...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 18, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Well, this was a crazy one. The 429’s primary purpose seems to be serving the Square One Mall in Saugus, along Route 1. It also goes all the way down to Northgate Shopping Center, which is another reasonably popular destination. Along the way from Lynn, it takes...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 12, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
If South Station is the king of MBTA stations, then North Station is most certainly the queen. (Back Bay is like the 6 of hearts or something.) This massive complex features 10 tracks, serving both the Commuter Rail and Amtrak Downeaster to Maine; an underground...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 11, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
I was pretty upset that I had to walk over a mile to get to Lawrence Station from the MVRTA’s Buckley Transportation Center. There’s no street signage leading the way, so I had to go to a library to ask for directions. And the station’s pretty far...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 10, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Yes, I actually went on another non-MBTA transportation authority while in Lowell. This is the MVRTA (Merrimack Valley Regional Transportation Authority), which covers a large area around its hub in Lawrence, going as far as Hampton Beach in New Hampshire. The 41...
