The blog that started it all! Check out reviews of every bus route and train station in Boston, as well as ongoing reviews of the regional bus systems in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA

PVTA: G2 (East Springfield via Carew/Belmont-Dwight)

PVTA: G2 (East Springfield via Carew/Belmont-Dwight)

We're getting to some of the PVTA's really long local routes! The G2 forms a big crescent, running from the Memorial Industrial Park in northeast Springfield, down to Union Station, and back out to southeastern Springfield and East Longmeadow. Let's see what the...

PVTA: X92 (Mid City Crosstown)

PVTA: X92 (Mid City Crosstown)

Look, I appreciate the PVTA's efforts to have crosstown routes that allow riders to get from one side of Springfield to the other more directly...but come on, this is awful. The X92 is circuitous and pointless, and it's time to see why! The bus at Springfield. Despite...

Springfield (Amtrak)

Springfield (Amtrak)

Well gosh, that's a simple title, isn't it? It doesn't really give away the multimodal nature of Springfield Station: multiple Amtrak lines, freight traffic, a possible commuter rail system, intercity bus lines, and the hub of the entire PVTA. Looks like I've got my...

PVTA: P21E (Springfield/Holyoke I-91 Express)

PVTA: P21E (Springfield/Holyoke I-91 Express)

Taking the route all on its own, the P21E by far the fastest way of getting from Holyoke to Springfield, and it's a massive convenience. However, when you factor in the fact that it uses a Proterra electric bus...well, now we've just got the best route ever, don't we?...

PVTA: 45 (Belchertown Center/UMass)

PVTA: 45 (Belchertown Center/UMass)

Ever since I found out that there was a place called Belchertown, I really wanted to visit it. Ever since I found out that there was a bus to Belchertown, I really wanted to ride it. Finally, my dreams have come true...the 45, everybody! Oh...okay, it's kind of a...

PVTA: 30 (North Amherst/Old Belchertown Road)

PVTA: 30 (North Amherst/Old Belchertown Road)

The 30 was a really nice convenience in the summer, mainly because of its clean schedule. Whereas the 31 runs every 35 minutes during the summer, the 30 is a nice every half hour. Of course, they both run every 15 minutes during the school year, when most people use...

PVTA: 33 (Puffer’s Pond/Shopper Shuttle)

PVTA: 33 (Puffer’s Pond/Shopper Shuttle)

While other UMass routes get insanely busy at peak periods, the 33 is always just kinda...there. During UMass's rush hour, packed 60-foot 30 and 31 buses truck students out to off-campus apartments, while the 33 just trundles through with a marginal amount of people...

PVTA: NE (Nashawannuck Express Flex/Van Service)

PVTA: NE (Nashawannuck Express Flex/Van Service)

Oho, you can tell from that title that we're in for a good one today, folks! Oh man, it's good to be back in the world of deviatory minibus semi-flex services. Dear viewers, let's see what the Nash-a-wan-nuck Express has to offer. That's hard to...

PVTA: B6 (Union Station/Ludlow via Bay Street)

PVTA: B6 (Union Station/Ludlow via Bay Street)

Ehhh, the B6 is just kind of a boring route. Sorry, I don't have anything exciting to say for the intro... The back of the bus at Union Station. We went down the main drag of Main Street for a while, at least until some tall buildings at Harrison Ave. There, we turned...

PVTA: R14 (Feeding Hills/Springfield)

PVTA: R14 (Feeding Hills/Springfield)

Wow, how lucky was I to make it onto the R14's one Saturday trip that deviates to the Heritage Nursing Home? Pretty darn awesome, I gotta say! Of course, there's lots more to the route than that once-a-Saturday deviation... Boarding at Union Station. We went...

GUEST POST: 72 (Huron Ave – Broadway @ Felton Street)

My girlfriend Zofia has some very strong opinions about the 72 school trip to Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School... Wanna have a stress free ride to school? Don’t count on the school trip 72 to do that for you. Yes, most days it can get you to school on time but...