SRTA: NB 10 (Dartmouth Mall)

SRTA: NB 10 (Dartmouth Mall)

Yeah…Miles the “Transit Expert” screwed this one up. Guess who was looking at the weekday schedule instead of the Saturday schedule! Guess which route leaves fifteen minutes earlier on Saturdays! What did this little mistake mean? Basically skipping...
Riding the Last* RIPTA Bus of the Night

Riding the Last* RIPTA Bus of the Night

*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...
SRTA: FR 10 (Rodman Street)

SRTA: FR 10 (Rodman Street)

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...
SRTA: FR 6 (Pleasant Street)

SRTA: FR 6 (Pleasant Street)

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...
SRTA: FR 2 (North Main)

SRTA: FR 2 (North Main)

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...