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
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...
GUEST POST: Canton Center
Here's the second of Eric Sanford's two Commuter Rail posts. Thanks again, Eric! Welcome to Canton Center, an average Stoughton Line Commuter Rail station. This station is right smack in the middle of Canton Center. You could even walk right out into the center from...
GUEST POST: Norwood Depot
Eric Sanford sent me a few Commuter Rail reviews for the blog - here's the first one, Norwood Depot. Thanks, Eric! Welcome to Norwood Depot, a station along the Franklin Line. It’s not the nicest station on the line, but at least it is used. Ok, let’s get down to...
Walpole
What a strange, unique station this is. And being here at night just made it even weirder! Today we're looking at Walpole, and continuing with the Franklin Line tradition of most stations being completely distinct, Walpole is situated in the middle of a crazy...
West Roxbury
Alright, let's finish up the Needham Line! Let's do it! WOOOOOOOOOOOO! WEST ROXBURY IN DA HOUSEEEEEEEEEE! The station parking lot. There's a nice little road that leads up to the West Roxbury parking lot from Lagrange Street. The lot has 62 spaces, and that's a good...
RIPTA: 19 (Plainfield/Westminster)
Okay...I know Walmart contributed to the destruction of American cities and brought everyone out to the suburbs and represents everything wrong with American consumerism and whatnot...but man, they really have everything, don't they? And for such low prices! The...
Talbot Ave
When the MBTA was upgrading the Fairmount Line, Talbot Ave was the first new station to open, in late 2012. And, uh, I realized that I've been really harsh on the Fairmount Line stations I've reviewed so far. Yes, the line itself isn't the greatest, but the stations...
240 (Avon Square or Holbrook/Randolph Commuter Rail Station – Ashmont Station via Crawford Square, Randolph)
So many MBTA bus riders demand that their routes get more service, whether they're deserving of it or not. Well, here's a route where those complaints are definitely justified. It seems like the 240 is always packed, no matter what time of day it is. Why...
Swampscott
Ahhhhh, Swampscott: a town known for its seaside location and tranquility. Does that mean that its Commuter Rail station has beautiful seaside views and charming houses nearby? No? Why not? Ohhhh, okay...when they say "Swampscott", they really mean "Yeah, the station...
424 (Eastern Ave and Essex Street – Wonderland Station via Highland Ave)
This is probably one of the strangest Lynn express routes, partly because it's only an express in the evening! That's right, the 424 only runs from downtown during the evening rush; in the morning rush, it gets cut back to Wonderland as the 424W. I took the full...