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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
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...
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...