by Miles Taylor | Jul 6, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Today, we’re entering the strange world of IRS/Raytheon commuter shuttles. LRTA runs one, and MVRTA runs one (they just eliminated a second one). The LRTA route, the 11, is bidirectional, so we’ll be taking a look at this one first as we head towards...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 29, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Ohhh, this one’s a real monstrosity. The trouble began when my 7 arrived at Lunenburg Crossing seven minutes late. That should’ve been okay, though – there were ten minutes of screw-up time between the scheduled arrival of the 7 and the...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 21, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Darn it, MART, of course you have to call these two routes the same thing so I have to review them in one post! I actually rode the 6 and 7 on two different days, so this’ll be a bit strange, but have it YOUR way, MART! People getting on the 6 in Fitchburg....
by Miles Taylor | Jun 19, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
So the CTrail Hartford Line opened up on Saturday! I…uh…I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many strange characters in a single day. Read on, and you’ll find out every weird thing that happened to me, as well as reviews of every station on...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 16, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Time to ride MART’s local Leominster shuttle kinda thing! Yeah, I dunno, this is a weird one. We’re doing “Whitney Field” as one word? Really? I boarded the bus at the start of its loop in Leominster just north of Monument Square, just to get...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 15, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
The 11 is scheduled to leave Wachusett Station at 7:45 AM. The first Fitchburg Line train of the day is scheduled to arrive at Wachusett Station at 7:45 AM. Well, obviously, that transfer didn’t work out. Time for Plan B: walk to Great Wolf Lodge from Wachusett....
