by Miles Taylor | Apr 6, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
You probably remember my post about the MBTA’s online map, and how they said they would fix it. They did, and it’s so much better now. But a few days ago, the person on the MBTA who I was corresponding with said they wanted to send me a “mailed thank...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 6, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
On Friday there was an event at the JFK Library about Doug Most’s book, The Race Underground, concerning the race between Boston and New York’s subway construction in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Former Governor Michael Dukakis was also there and...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 6, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
You may remember my Transit Tales post about the time my mother and I had to take a CT2 bus from the MFA to Kendall because a 47 passed us by. I wasn’t a fan of the CT2 then, but I had only taken part of the route. Now I can say that I’ve taken the whole...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 1, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
In a statement made yesterday, the MBTA announced their plans to replace the entire subway, bus, and Commuter Rail network with teleporters by 2018. This is apparently starting with Government Center. “Some people are wondering why it’s taking two whole...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 31, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Not really transit-related, but there was a fantastic view of the Boston Skyline from the Aquarium that I just had to take a picture of. The Custom House Tower simply dominates the picture.
by Miles Taylor | Mar 31, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I was riding the Blue Line from Aquarium (again, review coming at some point), and I decided to take it to Bowdoin so that I could see what Government Center’s looking like. I was the only one in my car and possibly the whole train after State. But I decided to...
