by Miles Taylor | Feb 9, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
I understand that this blizzard’s really bad for some people. 650,000 homes in the Northeast have lost power, people aren’t allowed to drive, and the MBTA isn’t running until Monday (hopefully). However, last night, my friend Max and I made good use...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 8, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
Let me start out by saying that my mother hates buses with a passion. So when she suggested taking a bus, of course I said yes! The bus in question was the 350, which I had actually been wanting to take for a while. The route travels to Mass Ave, then goes onto Mystic...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 4, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
This weekend, I went to New York to see Cinderella on Broadway, and I took some fun train rides while I was away. To get to New York, we took Amtrak down. It’s nice being able to enter the station and be able to immediately board the train. At an...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 31, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
Alewife is, simply put, huge. You can spot this structure from extremely far away. However, I’d never really explored the main station until I started this review. I usually go into the station via the much smaller Russell Field entrance. That entrance...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 25, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
My father and I had some things to do in Ashmont, and we thought we would take a bus while we were at it. We planned to take the 31 (Mattapan – Forest Hills via Morton St), so we took the Mattapan High Speed Line to Mattapan. It took us a while for to find the...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 19, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
After spending most of the summer in camp, I had one free week in July to do something fun. My father and I wanted to take a bus that only runs on weekdays, and the 459 stood out. Leaving from Downtown Crossing, the bus makes its way down to the World Trade Center,...