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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
Babcock Street and Packards Corner
Finally we've left Boston University! My gosh, so much of the "straight" section of the B Line is in the shadow of BU! But now, we're departing both the university and the "straight" section of the line as it takes a left onto the much more curvy part of Comm Ave. But...
Saint Paul Street (B) and Pleasant Street
Boston University's campus is hugeeeee! I mean, it's really funny that it goes far beyond BU West Station, with modern buildings and dorms coming into the neighborhood of Saint Paul Street and Pleasant Street. And...uh...well, these stations could definitely be...
Boston University West
After the B Line crosses over I-90, we reach the next stop, Boston University West. It's a little weird that they call it that, though, since Boston University continues west well past this stop! Oh well, dubious name aside, let's see what this station is like....
New MBTA Articulated Bus!
Yes, folks, the first of the new articulated buses on the MBTA have entered service today! To be honest, I wasn't expecting to be able to ride it, but my friend Chloé and I ended up at Ruggles today, so I called Sam and asked him to track it for us. It was somewhat...
Boston University East and Central
Up next on this B Line tour, we've got two stops that achieved "appearing on the map" status before the map started showing every station. That's right, we're taking a look at BU East and BU Central, two stations that are rather close together. Well, okay, most...
Blandford Street
Awwww yeah, it's happening! Here we go! Get ready for the most hated line on the entire MBTA! That's right, it's time to review EVERY! SINGLE! STATION! ON! THE! B! Let's get this horrible tour started with...a somewhat decent station, actually. Time to talk about...
“The B Line: Exposed” Trailer!
In the next two weeks or so, I'll be reviewing every stop on the B branch of the Green Line! Pretty exciting, right? Well, once that's all done, it will culminate with this epic video review! Stay tuned...
WRTA: Paxton Shuttle (Anna Maria College – Union Station Hub via Paxton Square and Tatnuck Square)
Okay, show of hands, who's ever heard of Paxton, Massachusetts? No one? Okay, good. I hadn't heard of it either until my friend Nathan pointed out that the WRTA has a bus that runs there...but only on Wednesdays and Fridays. Well, whaddayaknow, we had a free Wednesday...
MART: Worcester Shuttle
A shuttle from Fitchburg to Worcester? Wow, okay, that sounds kinda useful! The idea of an "intercity crosstown" route, as it were, is pretty cool and a good way of encouraging suburban growth. High praise? Yes indeed. Too high? Absolutely - the Worcester Shuttle is...
MART: 4 (Fitchburg State University)
I had a lot of expectations for this route, and seemingly none of them were fulfilled. One of the main ones was that I assumed it would cost $1.25 to ride, the typical MART fare. Well, no, turns out it's free! Okay, I certainly can't complain about a free ride. So...
Wells (Amtrak)
Well(s), well(s), well(s), time to take a look at Wells! This is a station on the Downeaster in a very middle-of-nowhere section of the town of the same name, and it's the one we used to get home from Transit Day. What kind of stuff does it have to offer? Let's find...
Suffolk Downs Shuttle
So...I guess Suffolk Downs has a bus service? Yeah, it was really strange when my friend Josh and I walked out of the station (which, incidentally, deserves a higher score than the 3 I gave it) and just saw people boarding a Paul Revere Transportation minibus at a...
Boston Express (Video Review)
Our second-ever video review, this time of the Boston Express to New Hampshire! Enjoy!
Boston Express (I-93 Route)
Man, the South Station Bus Terminal is crazy! Our trip to North Londonderry (from which we would get a ride to Transit Day) was my first time getting a bus from the terminal, and it's all such a mess! But the review of South Station shall come a different day - for...
Transit Tales: Race for the New Bus!
I was heading home from school at around 5 PM, as usual. The Red Line was apparently experiencing severe delays, but it didn't impact the trip from Harvard to Porter too badly. Once at Porter, I realized I had just missed the 83, so I figured I would wait for the 77...