by Miles Taylor | Apr 11, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Whenever I ask one of my friends if they’ve ever taken the Blue Line, 99% of the time they say, “Oh, yeah, I think I took that to the aquarium once.” But although I’ve taken the Blue Line many times, the lack of bus connections at Aquarium...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 10, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I’m not a baseball fan by any means, so I’ve never taken the train on game day. But our paths coincided, and I ended up having to get squashed on a really crowded Green Line train with a bunch of rowdy, possibly drunk sports fans and a larger-than-average...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 10, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I noticed a sign at Forest Hills that, although it probably confuses some people, is a nice reference to the MBTA’s past. The Green Line platform is still there, though, and it’s where the 39 bus boards.
by Miles Taylor | Apr 10, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
How was I to know there was a ball game? I thought taking the 1 from Mass Ave Station would be faster than taking the train, but I was certainly wrong. I had to wait about 15 minutes for a bus, and it was packed when it got to the stop. Then it was stuck in a...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 10, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Maybe this exit is still functional, but it looks pretty old and abandoned to me. It’s close to where you would board the 39 bus – does anyone know if this is still a proper exit? The turnstyle wouldn’t move…
by Miles Taylor | Apr 10, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I was at Forest Hills, and got to see the new bus countdown clocks in action! Let’s see, the 39 leaves in nine minutes…but there’s a bus right out there! Fine, I’m just going to go look at the Commuter Rail platform. Be right back. Okay,...
