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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
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...
West Newton
Welp, we've finished the B Line, which had some truly horrible stations. As long as we're on this high (or low, I guess), we might as well complete another set of terrible stops: the Worcester Line Newton stations. I've done Newtonville and Auburndale, so now it's...
GUEST POST: Plymouth and Kingston/Route 3
Adam sent in this guest post reviewing the two termini of the Kingston/Plymouth Line. Thanks, Adam! Today's review takes us to the two terminus stations of MBTA Commuter Rail's Plymouth/Kingston Line which are Plymouth Station and Kingston/Route 3 Station. I recently...
The B Line: Exposed (FULL MOVIE!)
"The B Line: Exposed" is finally here! Watch as Sam, Nathan, Jordan, and I traverse the most hated line in Boston to review every one of its stops, descending into insanity as we go! It's quite an adventure, filled with humor, anger, and lots of craziness...
Boston College
Oh my gosh, we've made it! We've finally made it! We're at the end of this HORRIBLE line! Okay, so this is the "grand terminus" of the B, and it's way better than most other stations on it. And by "way better", I mean that it's...somewhat decent. Boston College,...
Sutherland Road, Chiswick Road, Chestnut Hill Ave, and South Street
Well...it doesn't get worse than this. We've hit the bottom of the barrel, people. I'm...I'm not even sure to begin with these stations. Let's just head down the line. The platform at Sutherland Road. Okay, I have four stations to talk about, except none of them...
The MBTA’s New Hydrogen-Powered Bus!
We've been seeing a lot of new buses lately, but this one definitely takes the cake. The MBTA has a pilot bus that runs on hydrogen that just entered service! Sam and I caught it at Sullivan on the 109, and after a passenger tried to "arrest" us for taking...