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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
GATRA: SAIL (Marshfield – Duxbury – Kingston)
If one were to rely solely on the SAIL's schedule page, they wouldn't have any idea the route was even called the SAIL! It doesn't mention it anywhere! Yet that's the name GATRA uses when referring to the route elsewhere, and it's certainly a nice name. In fact,...
GATRA: Freedom/Liberty Links
The Freedom and Liberty Links form a loop in the northern section of Plymouth, but I can't ever remember which one goes which way! Just to set it straight, the Freedom Link is counterclockwise and the Liberty Link is clockwise. GATRA, these route names are lovely and...
GATRA: Manomet/Cedarville Deviated Link
You know those bus routes that just shouldn't exist? Yeah...let's take a look at one of those today. Although weirdly, despite "deviated" being right in the name, one positive about the "Manomet/Cedarville Deviated Link" is that it doesn't have any scheduled...
The 73 is back, baby!
I finally got to ride on the 73 since its long-awaited return to trackless trolleys last Saturday! Turns out I got it right in a sweet spot, too - earlier in the afternoon no trolleys were running because of work, while later in the evening there was a wire...
GATRA: Mayflower Link
Hooray, we're back on the GATRA! Oh boy oh boy, I can't wait for all the fantastic deviations and beautiful minibuses we're going to see! Well, I shan't delay any longer - today we're looking at the Mayflower Link, running from Plymouth to Manomet via the least direct...
Harvard Shuttle: Quad Yard Express (Lamont – Harvard Square)
This! This is what the Quad Express should be! The Quad Yard Express runs from the Quad to Harvard Yard and back! Oh, how I love it! Too bad it only runs after 5 PM... Time for a long story... Okay, so we were originally waiting at the Continuum in Allston...
Harvard Shuttle: Allston Campus Express (Allston Campus – Harvard Square – Memorial Hall)
Man, it's easy to forget how big Harvard University is. I mean, they have a whole bunch of other buildings down in Allston that need to be connected to the rest of the school! And this bus is the one to do it - the Allston Campus Express is a big loop from...
Harvard Shuttle: Quad Express (Memorial Hall via Harvard Square)
Huh...that route title is flat-out incorrect! The Quad Express doesn't serve Harvard Square at all! I mean, contrary to what you would think, the Harvard Shuttle website is full of typos, so this could just be another one. But yeah, the Quad Express goes from the...
Harvard Shuttle: Mather Express (Memorial Hall via Harvard Square)
Wow, look, guys, I'm at Harvard University! Okay, so I'm not actually in the university, but I did get to ride some of their shuttles around! That's almost as good as getting accepted, right? Wow, who knew the Harvard shuttle had such great facilities? The...
The Great GATRA Deviation Game (Trailer)
Sam and I spent a day on the GATRA and filmed it! What could possibly go wrong? Stay tuned for the craziest video review yet!
North Scituate
Wait...so this is an Old Colony station...in a town center? No, no, I simply can't believe it...and yet here it is! Sure, this isn't "downtown" Scituate, per se (the Greenbush Line doesn't serve that, alas), but it's still downtown NORTH Scituate! Hey, that's good...
40 (Georgetowne – Forest Hills Station via Washington Street and West Boundary Road)
You know, when I review RTAs, I usually bash them for having long deviations to housing developments that get very few riders. Well, here's an MBTA route that does exactly that - except it actually gets people! Indeed, the 40's sole purpose is to serve a housing...
Plymouth
Coming off the heels of ranting about the Kingston/Plymouth Line's split termini, let's review one of them! Andddddddd...it's the pointless one. Look, Plymouth is perfectly fine as a station, but I have some serious issues with the fact that it even exists. Oh...
Why does the Kingston/Plymouth Line have split termini?
This is the kind of thing I feel I need to rant about in its own separate post, because this really bothers me. So what's the deal here? Well, we're discussing the Kingston/Plymouth Line of the Commuter Rail, one of the newest additions to the system. Completed in...
RIPTA: 66 (URI/Galilee)
The 66 is a long route. The 66 is a longggggggggggggg route. Traversing almost the entirety of Rhode Island, it runs from Providence to Galilee, on the southern tip of the state. And sure, it's kinda lame that it only takes around an hour and a half to cover an entire...