by Miles Taylor | Aug 14, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
They’re here. They’re in service. Yes, they’re delayed by who knows how many months, but that’s not what we’re here to talk about! I took the inaugural ride on these new trains, taking photos and many pedantic notes, and now it’s...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 11, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Um, what? Has anyone else heard of this? I only discovered it by reading a recent CTPS report that gave it a passing reference on page 28. It said that the “Massachusetts Convention Center Authority” contracted Bay State Cruises to lease a few boats from...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 21, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA, Miles on the MBTA
Let’s talk about some Scottish transit! I took a bunch of pictures of all the stuff we rode, so I figured they shouldn’t go to waste. We begin with Scotland’s two largest cities and their respective transit systems… Two trams at Edinburgh...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 20, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Well, we’ve done Burlington, now it’s time to do Lexington. Lexpress is a system that I felt a little more familiar with going in, not only because I had been on it once before, but also because the system is just a heck of a lot more intuitive than...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 14, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
I’ve gotten a few social media comments on my critical look at Canton Center telling me that Canton Junction is the worse of the two. I guess the answer to which one is worse comes down to one question: do you prefer a tiny little nothing station, or do you...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 10, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
The Stoughton Line has terrible stations, apparently. Stoughton was awful, and Canton Center isn’t much better. Yeah…this is kind of it. A small platform with almost nothing but a single shelter and a few benches underneath. A parking lot with 215 spaces,...
