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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
SRTA: FR 14 (Swansea Mall)
It's time to go west! Leave the constraints of Fall River and escape to the idyllic countryside of Swansea! It's home to such wonderful points of interest as, and this is a direct quote from Wikipedia, "Swansea Motor Inn (featuring water beds)"! Featuring water beds?...
SRTA: FR 9 (Bedford Street)
What was my first impression of the 9? Well, I couldn't really form one...because the bus never showed up! Sam and I got to the first stop five minutes early, but I guess that was a little too late - the rascal left before we got there. All was lost. We weren't going...
SRTA: FR 7 (Bay Street)
Believe it or not, the SRTA route with the most legit terminus is also one of the least frequent routes on the system. Yes, the 7 ends at a proper turn around, probably a remnant from an old streetcar! Yet it's one of the few in-town routes that runs every hour on...
SRTA: FR 3 (Laurel)
The 3 ends right around where the 5 ends, so let's hop on that to get back into Fall River! I actually got the 3 from Stop & Shop, since it's an outbound-only deviation right near the terminus! It actually does another one just before the Stop & Shop to the...
SRTA: FR 5 (Stafford Road)
I didn't think the SRTA actually makes it to Rhode Island, but I was wrong - the FR 5 very much enters that friendly small state to the south. As for the rest of the route? It isn't all that interesting, alas. We did a little loopy-loop coming out of the terminal,...
SRTA: FR 4 (Robeson Street)
Sam and I had an ambitious plan to ride the entire rest of the SRTA in one day. How would we do that? He would drive me from route to route! We began this interesting and busy day with an early trip on the FR 4... The route began at the Catholic Memorial Home, a...
SRTA: New Bedford Terminal
Boy, that Fall River Terminal sure was nice, huh? Yeah. What a great terminal that was. Well, anyway, it's time to look at their other terminal. It's a lot worse. Yup, modern this terminal ain't. There are uncomfortable wooden benches that meander through the middle...
SRTA: NB 9 (New Bedford/Fall River)
Question 1: why is this considered a New Bedford route when it connects both Fall River and New Bedford? Question 2: why does it have to be called the 9 when there's also a Fall River 9 that boards from the Fall River terminal but does something completely different?...
SRTA: Fall River Terminal
This terminal is pretty brand-spanking new, having been built in 2013. But...does new mean good in this case? Spoilers: yes. The main waiting area is bright, shiny, and spacious. We've got benches galore, schedules galore, and...just one ticket machine. Well, we can't...
SRTA: FR 1 (South Main)
So...how did Sam and I end up getting from Tiverton on the 61x back to Boston? Why, we took the SRTA, of course! Yes, we had to walk about an hour to get from the Fish Road Park and Ride to the terminus of the 1, but it was a surprisingly nice walk, and now, here we...
RIPTA: 61x (Tiverton/East Bay Park and Ride)
The 61x takes everything you would expect from a decent express bus...and throws it out the window. You'll see what I mean, but when an "express" bus is only 5% express, you know there's probably something wrong. Sam and I boarded at the Rhode Island Convention...
VIDEO: Nathan’s Tour of the Beautiful Montachusett Area
Hi! Welcome to the new website! This is a work in progress, so feel free to give me feedback in the comments. But enough talking, here's that video I promised. It was filmed a while ago, but I only recently got around to editing it. Enjoy!
RIPTA: 58 (Mineral Spring/North Providence)
We previously reviewed one of RIPTA's only crosstown routes. The 29 was a pure crosstown, darting in and out to serve as many places as possible while cutting across practically every southern RIPTA route. Now, this one is a little different. The 58 is trying to be a...
Join us for the MBTA Jamboree!
Many of you ride the T almost every single day. But you've never ridden it like this before. On Saturday, August 18th, we will be embarking on a huge tour of the entire system, and YOU can join us! Here's the rundown: everyone will be split into teams, and we will all...
RIPTA: 29 (Cowesett/Kent County)
Okay, so we have this bus system, see? It's pretty good for getting into Providence, see? But what if you wanna get across to somewhere other than Providence? Let's just create a route that runs across the entire system in the south! It'll be a beast....