by Miles Taylor | Jan 9, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Oh God, ew. We’ve taken a sharp turn for the worst since our last review, and all it took was a 4 minute train ride! Welp…here’s North Beverly. Oh boy, great start! We begin with the station parking lot, which is tiny (87 spaces) and, at least in the...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 8, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
What is the best setting for taking photos in underground stations…should you use flash or non flash? Has there been times when MBTA employees or train operators have had a problem with you taking photos of trains and stations? Thanks for an interesting...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 8, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
A modern Commuter Rail station located in a downtown? A modern Commuter Rail station with character? No, no, I simply can’t believe it. And yet, here it is: Hamilton/Wenham. Wow, that’s a lot of bikes! The station is well-connected to the immediate area by...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 8, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Alright, now we’re getting somewhere! Ipswich is a huge destination in the summer and its station is right in its downtown. The barebones mini-high. Although it’s accessible, the station is plagued with a truly nothing mini-high platform. I mean,...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 7, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Why does the first outbound Newburyport train not make Rowley? Geez, what’s a guy gotta do to review the place? Go up to Newburyport and make a mad dash across the platform for the one-minute connection to an inbound train to take one stop going inbound? Yes....
by Miles Taylor | Jan 6, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Look, it’s four Old Colony stations. No one’s gonna mind if I just bunch them all together in one review, right…? Our first stop. South Weymouth is as basic an Old Colony station as you can get. It’s just one track with a long high-level...
