by Miles Taylor | Jul 6, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
The poor Stoughton Line has been having a rough couple of weeks. No one has given it much thought in the wake of the crippling Red Line derailment, but it seems like there are delayed trains on the weekday-only line on a daily basis. Riders have even started a...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 30, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
I always get amazed at how busy these Providence Line stations get. As a small town sandwiched by much bigger ones that also get Commuter Rail service, it feels like Sharon has no right to get the amount of ridership that it does. And yet here we are: the power of the...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 24, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Hang on, what’s this about there being a 44? It’s not on Massport’s website! My friend found it on the Transit app a few days ago, and it’s an odd specimen. According to the app, it runs between Airport Station and the Logan Office Center (also...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 18, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, this one’s a bit weird. Basically, the town of Foxborough has this free commuter lot for residents. It’s kind of in the middle of nowhere, though, so they needed a bus company to provide a shuttle from there to Mansfield Station. Hi, GATRA! Look at...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 14, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Might as well complete the trifecta here! There’s a decent amount going on this summer in RTA land, so let’s see how the changes stack up. This time we’ll be including all fifteen RTAs in Massachusetts, plus RIPTA. BATBAT hyped itself up for getting...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 11, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Unlike the SEPTA debacle, the T has been getting better and better at releasing its schedule changes. These ones don’t come into play until June 23rd, and the website has a comprehensive list of everything changing – I’m barely needed here! But I can...
