by Miles Taylor | Nov 13, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, I’m gonna take an SRTA break here to cover a one-off WRTA route. And hey, it’s the final long-distance route on that system! Ready to go to the exciting town of Southbridge on the 29? I know I am! Ah, right. The WRTA runs with “flag”...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 31, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
*Well, second-to-last RIPTA bus of the night. But still, that’s pretty cool, right? Also, this happened last weekend. I have some explaining to do… Okay, the Penn Band was planning a trip up to Brown to play at a football game. Those who were of drinking...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 27, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Our last SRTA route in Fall River is the other way of getting to Walmart, the 10. I’m pleased to report that it’s not as stupid as the 6, although to be fair, that’s not saying much. We looped around onto Rodman Street, which had a few blocks of...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 23, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
I was very lucky to have taken the FR 6 in the outbound direction. Going outbound, it’s just a nice straight shot to Walmart. Coming inbound, it has to do a strange jog to serve…Battleship Cove. Except Battleship Cove hasn’t been directly served by...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 21, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
The 2 turned out to be a dastardly one to ride. Earlier in the day, Sam and I had tried to get it from its Shaw’s terminus to ride it around its long terminus loop, but it had left Shaw’s early. Surprise. I had to grab it later from the Fall River Terminal...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 5, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Time for a short route that’s not particularly noteworthy. Okay, it’s the FR 8! We left the parking lot of Bristol Community College and turned onto Elsbree Street, which soon passed Durfee High School. There were some suburban businesses as we turned onto...