by Miles Taylor | Aug 29, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I’ve made it clear that I really hate those neighborhoods with all those fast food restaurants and auto shops that all have really big parking lots out front. They usually come up for somewhat short periods in comparison with the rest of the route. But not the...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 27, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Though our hotel was right near Burlington’s 1 bus, we ended up taking a ride on one of Montpelier’s buses. See, we were coming back from Burlington and decided to stop off at Vermont’s capital to walk around. I picked up a bus schedule at the...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 25, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
The Commuter Rail is always quicker than the bus, there’s no doubt about that. But this is the first time the Commuter Rail is also cheaper than the bus. Yes, it costs $2.10 to get to West Medford on the Commuter Rail from North Station, a quick walk from...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 24, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I’m going to be such a hypocrite in this review. I gave the 5 a really lousy score in part because there were only seven people that rode that bus. The 9 also had seven riders, but buses going back towards City Point would be packed, so its higher score will be...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 19, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Back in Boston! What kind of crazy bus have I got in mind? Maybe an I-90 express bus? How about a really long route going way out into the suburbs? Or perhaps a crazy route with tons of twists and turns? Nope. Today we’ll be looking at… the 5. This is a...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 18, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
This was very odd. The Amtrak train came into Sullivan heading north, stopped, and reversed the other way. What its purpose was we may never know.
