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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA

A Curious MBTA Rider Asks…

I take the Lowell line in everyday. I have never seen or heard of anyone stopping at Mishawum. I am doing research on Mishawum and I have a theory and wanted to hear your input. There is a 4:22 PM train from Lowell to Boston which goes through Mishawum. I...

RIPTA: 56 (Chalkstone Ave)

RIPTA: 56 (Chalkstone Ave)

It's always nice to come back to a system that actually knows what it's doing. The RIPTA runs the 56 every 15 minutes, which really is awesome. Though Josh and I rode it on a Saturday, when its service drops to half-hourly, it was clear that this is a great route....

LRTA: 20 (Downtown/UMass North)

LRTA: 20 (Downtown/UMass North)

The LRTA added the 20 to its network of routes without much fanfare. It has a very slapped-together feel in that there's no schedule. We just get the vague guideline of "service every 20 minutes" from 7:00 AM to 10:40 AM, weekdays only. What strange times! What could...

Littleton/Route 495

Littleton/Route 495

It's a good thing I reviewed this one after riding the LRTA 15, since I doubt I would've had any reason to come here otherwise - Littleton/Route 495 is in the middle of nowhere! It's one of those Commuter Rail stations that's really only meant to be a park-and-ride,...

Bonus Review: Worcester Regional Airport

Bonus Review: Worcester Regional Airport

This is definitely a change, but we're rolling with it. Nathan and I did the desolate foggy walk from Coppage Drive to Worcester Regional Airport, and I can't say I was expecting much. As it turns out, though, this is a legitimate airport, and the main building is...

LRTA: 15 (Chelmsford/Westford via Route 129/110)

LRTA: 15 (Chelmsford/Westford via Route 129/110)

I think I have some sort of psychological inability to just take the train to or from Lowell. I mean, after this day on the LRTA, I could've just grabbed the Commuter Rail home, but no - I wanted to take the 15 to its terminus just over the Littleton border and walk...

LRTA: 2 (Belvidere)

LRTA: 2 (Belvidere)

Darn it, I chose the wrong route to take! I could've done a 5 out to Drum Hill and back and been able to get a second local route in there, but instead I grabbed a 2 - this meant I could only do one route. Oh well...at least I got to meet an incredibly nice bus...