by Miles Taylor | Jan 23, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
At this point, I had been riding the SRTA more or less continuously for 9 hours, so as you can imagine, I was exhausted. Ergo, I wasn’t happy when for the second-to-last route, the SRTA decided to throw me this: So that’s what we’re up against. The...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 19, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
This went over really well when I did it for the MBTA, so let’s try it for the RTAs! Each system changes its schedules at different times, so I’m not sure how often I’ll do these round-up posts, but this one will cover any changes that are happening...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 18, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA, Miles on the MBTA
A lot has happened in 2018. I’ve ridden the first trip of a new commuter rail line, conquered the bus from hell, and even changed domains and started writing about Philadelphia for some reason! As it stands, the vast majority of my viewership is still from...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 17, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
We’re three routes away from finishing this darn system! Fittingly, our third-to-last review will be the 3, a route that calls itself “Dartmouth Street” but takes a pretty significant deviation away from it when it gets into New Bedford. “Big...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 13, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
The NB 8 is the same bus as the North End Shuttle, with every run on this route turning into a loop on that one before coming back. I really wish they made it more obvious that they use the same bus, but marketing them as two different routes does have one advantage:...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 6, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Well…this was a surprise! No one really knew when the underground walkway between the subway and the Commuter Rail was going to open up, but the most recent rumor had been that it was slated to open tomorrow. I guess they decided to do it a day early, though,...
