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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
Hersey
Well, I think this is officially my favorite Needham Line station. Yes, Hersey is by far the most isolated one, and the only one without a bus connection, but those only add to its tranquility. Oh, and the station is also in the middle of a golf course. We are most...
Highland
Ah, it's good to be back on the Needham Line! It's been too long since I've seen those tiny mini-highs with no benches. Well...okay, maybe not that part of it. But Needham Line stations are always very tranquil, and Highland is certainly no exception. The...
37 (Baker and Vermont Streets – Forest Hills Station via Belgrade Ave and Center Street)
Being on an almost-empty bus during rush hour is an interesting experience. However, this seems to happen a lot with the Belgrade Ave routes from Forest Hills. Since the crowds for them are timed with train arrivals, the buses operate on a first-come, first-serve...
Dedham Corporate Center
I feel like being stuck at any Commuter Rail station for an hour will make you dislike it. This was unfortunately the case with Dedham Corporate Center, and I was in a pretty bad mood during my long wait here. Um...I'll try to be objective here, okay? Or maybe...
Dedham Local Bus
This bus is a mess. You may have seen these MBTA paper schedules of the Dedham Local Bus. Looks simple enough, right? Well, they've changed the route since then. Now, it's this: What is this madness??? Now do you see what I mean by "mess"? Okay, let's take a closer...
Endicott
One of the things I don't like about the Franklin Line is that it just has too many dang stops. Endicott is three minutes away from both of its neighboring stations (Dedham Corporate Center and Readville), and has a very local kind of feel. It's also not very...
Franklin/Dean College
It's the namesake of the Franklin Line! And having been stuck in the downtown for over an hour, I'm quite familiar with it and all of its attractions (or lack thereof). Still, despite how boring the town may be, I'm reviewing the station, not its surroundings. Thus,...
GATRA: Tri-Town Connector
The layout of the GATRA baffles me. The authority runs many different "systems" that are completely disconnected from each other, and many of them are seemingly unknown. For example, the Tri-Town Connector, which runs from Norfolk Station to a Big Y supermarket in...
Norfolk
I met someone from Norfolk once. It was at an awful camp at the Museum of Science, and this kid would commute there every day from Norfolk Station. I specifically remember him pronouncing it "Norfork" and saying I wasn't "allowed" to pronounce it that way because I...
Forge Park/Route 495
So, I rode the Franklin Line for the first time! My friends Harry and Zach and I took it all the way to the end, and it was a pretty nice ride. Personally, I enjoyed seeing the varied stations along the line - there's a lot of variety, and each one seems to have its...
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...