by Miles Taylor | May 27, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Time for some loopity-loop-loop-loops on the MVRTA 36! Yeah, this one is rather crazy…as are most bus routes in Lawrence, it would seem. Oh, Buckley…good to be back. We headed east from Buckley on Common Street, coming along next to Campagnone Common. We...
by Miles Taylor | May 25, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
So…”Man-Mar Drive” in Plainville. Scenery: a bunch of sketchy-looking businesses inside dated shopping plaza buildings with big parking lots out front. Facilities: a faded old “GATRA Bus Stop” sign bolted to a telephone pole. Morale: low,...
by Miles Taylor | May 23, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Ahhh, it’s good to be back on a system I know and love! Yeah, you know, I always miss GATRA whenever I’m away from it for a while. It’s so charming in its awfulness, and every GATRA route seems to be full of surprises. While the FAB wasn’t as...
by Miles Taylor | May 21, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Do you want to be in a Miles on the MBTA video? Do you want to see if the SL3 is actually the fastest way to Chelsea? Do you want to meet me and a bunch of other fans of the blog as we race there and back? We’re going to be staging a race using five...
by Miles Taylor | May 18, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Yes! We’re finally leaving Athol! We’re on our way home! Let’s just wait at the Athol ITC and get the lovely Athol/Orange Link, and…oh God, what is that… TRUCK MINIBUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m just gonna come out...
by Miles Taylor | May 16, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Man, this route is out there! It officially gets to a point where it’s closer to the New York border than it is to Boston. Interestingly, this far-out land has had a bus route for a while; this deviation-filled loopy-loop used to be operated by a company called...
