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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
GATRA: Pembroke Shuttle
One of the strangest things about the GATRA is that it's composed of many different "systems" that don't really connect and have nothing to do with each other. Some of the most isolated of those systems are the rush hour-only commuter shuttles: weird, one-way routes...
Hanson
Why on earth would I come to Hanson, you ask? Could it be to ride the rush-hour only GATRA shuttle from there to Pembroke, you ask? Why, yes, that was exactly why I came to Hanson! Before I can review that exciting GATRA shuttle, though, I have to...
RIPTA: 14 (West Bay)
Most of RIPTA's routes are of pretty normal length...but then there are the long ones that go miles and miles into the Rhode Island hinterlands. The least-used of those long routes (not including rush hour expresses) is the 14, which runs along the west side of...
RIPTA: 204 (Westerly Flex)
After seeing the insane Fridays-only 301, it's time to take a look at Westerly's "primary" bus "route"...although it's still incredibly barebones. The 204 is a flex service, which is why "route" is in quotation marks: you can call in to request the route to take...
10 “Boston Landing” Comments
So...my Boston Landing review kinda blew up. Thanks to posts on Universal Hub and Reddit, the post has gotten almost 3500 views in a few days! First of all, I want to thank everyone for reading, and welcome those who might be new - I hope you stick around. The...
Boston Landing
There isn't much that's more exciting than a new Commuter Rail station! Well...maybe a certain Green Line Extension would be nice (COUGH), but that's not the topic of today's post! No, today we'll be looking at the Worcester Line's newest infill station, located in...
RIPTA: 301 (Westerly/Hope Valley Rural Ride)
Sorry for the lack of posts, everyone! AP tests and SAT tests fell in the same week, so that was a big drain on my time...but now everything's done and I can work on the blog again! Finally, it's time to look at the RIPTA 301 - possibly the strangest public transit...
Rural Ride Video!
The Rural Ride video is finally out! Does the most elusive bus route in my jurisdiction even exist? Find out here!!
Westerly (Amtrak)
Wow, talk about a missed opportunity. Westerly has some of the most beautiful architecture I've ever seen at a small-town stop, yet the buildings have all fallen into disrepair. Indeed, the main building has what looks like an amazing interior, but it was...closed by...
238 (Quincy Adams Station – Holbrook/Randolph Commuter Rail Station)
We're really in the home stretch here! Ironically, despite this being a proper MBTA bus review, the route in question is one of the most suburban ones in the system! That's not to say the ridership isn't there, though - let's talk about the 238. Not the 238 I rode - I...
West Hingham
Oh boy, an Old Colony station...but not just any Old Colony station. That's right, we're looking at the Greenbush Line today! The Greenbush Line: taking the tried-and-true concept of sticking stations in the middle of nowhere with huge parking lots, but...
Rural Ride (Trailer)
Nathan and I got up at 5 AM to take Amtrak to a rural place to ride a rural route. No, I'm not telling you what we tried to ride! Enjoy the trailer and stay tuned...
Harvard Shuttle: River Houses B (Harvard Square – Quad – Memorial Hall – Lamont)
During the day, getting to Mather House is pretty simple - all you do is board the Mather Express and it'll take you there. But once the clock strikes 4:30, things spiral out of control when the route gets replaced by the (awkwardly-titled) River Houses shuttles....
Ayer (feat. the Circus Train!)
This station sucks. Being stuck here for 4 and a half hours sucks. Sure, there was a nice reward in the end, as the title's parenthetical remark suggests, but...this station still sucks. Wow, that's a lot of railfans! Alright, let's start with the outbound platform....
MART: Gardner – Wachusett Commuter Shuttle
Poor ol' Gardner is a really isolated city for transit, and there's no easy way of getting from there to Boston...well, until Wachusett Station opened, that is! And sure, that station still uses the "drive and park" mindset that all modern Commuter Rail stations have,...