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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
9703 (Brighton High School – Jackson Square Station via Mass Pike)
Okay, last one! I feel like I've spent my whole life waiting at the corner of Cambridge and Warren for the 9700 buses to arrive at the Brighton High School. I've seen enough 57s pass by to last a lifetime. So let's finish these school trip anomalies up with a look at...
9701 (Brighton High School – Ruggles Station via Mass Pike)
Another early release day, another 9700 route. Today we're looking at the 9701, which is the shortest and arguably most boring of the three 9700s. That said, it does run along a street down which no regular routes go, so it does offer something unique! The bus across...
9702 (Brighton High School – Andrew Station via Mass Pike)
970-whaaaaat? Since when are there four-digit bus numbers on the MBTA? Well, there are a few - 9701, 9702, and 9703 - and they're all school trips from Brighton High School to Ruggles, Andrew, and Jackson Square, respectively. I never thought I would take these...
T.F. Green Airport
When I say T.F. Green Airport, I of course mean the Commuter Rail station that corresponds to the airport itself. However, since I took pictures of the amazing modern terminal, I will also talk about as much of the airport as we were able to explore! This is gonna be...
Silver Line “Rant”
In English class, we had a short end-of-the-year assignment to write a "rant," and I decided to make mine about the Silver Line Waterfront and its inefficiencies. It wasn't supposed to be an evidence-based piece, so I don't really back up my complaints, but I figured...
RIPTA: 20 (Elmwood Ave)
You know it's a smaller city when a bus route considered to be a "key corridor" runs every 45 minutes on weekends. Still, Nathan, Sam, and I had to get to T.F. Green Airport somehow on our way to Quonset, and the 20 was timed perfectly for our needs. Is the route...
Random Photos: Quonset Air Show!
Here are a few shots from the Quonset Air Show, in case you're interested.
Bonus Review: Commuter Rail to Quonset!
Last weekend was the Quonset Air Show in Rhode Island, a big event that draws in many people from around the state. This year, RIDOT decided to pilot a train service to the event, which included a section on track not used by passenger trains! My friends Nathan and...
West Medford
I'm on a streak of awful Commuter Rail stations here. West Medford is a strange little Zone 1A stop with a weird location. Why are there no stations in the more urban part of Medford? I'm not sure, but until the Green Line extension gets built (if ever), this is the...
EZRide (Cambridgeport – North Station or Kendall Square)
Yes! I finally got a trip on the EZRide! I see these all the time whenever I'm in East Cambridge on a weekday, and I've always wondered what the heck they are. Well, the mysteries behind these strange blue buses plying the streets of Cambridge have finally been...
Newtonville
Oh no, not a Worcester Line I-90 station! I already inhaled millions of fumes at Auburndale, now I have to review another one? Well, at the very least, Newtonville is slightly better than Auburndale. Slightly. That really isn't saying much at all. Ughhhhhhhhhh....
Heath Street
One line has Alewife. Another line has Wonderland. But none of those can compare to the might and power of...Heath Street? Heath Street, with its strange "V.A. Medical Center" subtitle that sounds like "D.A. Medical Center" on the trains? Not much of a terminus... The...
Fenwood Road, Mission Park, Riverway, and Back of the Hill
Nathan and I got on the train at Brigham Circle heading outbound. The train pulled up to a light and waited about 45 seconds for it to change. Finally, we went through the intersection and arrived at the stop just on the other side (a few hundred feet), where Nathan...
Brigham Circle
Ah...we're starting to get to the sketchy part of the E. No longer do we have the gorgeous buildings of Northeastern University, the Museum of Fine Arts, or the Longwood Medical Area. No longer do we have super wide platforms. No longer do we have those lovely trees...
Longwood Medical Area
Ahh, Longwood Medical Area: the more convenient, but WAY less tranquil alternative to Longwood Station on the D. Oh wait, the D also has a decent schedule and can be reasonably trusted to be on time. As for the E? Yeah, I know I'm just reviewing the stations here, but...