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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
Greenbush
Greenbush doesn't really have the same end-of-the-line feel that many Commuter Rail termini have. After all, this station is effectively in the middle of nowhere, whereas a lot of the Commuter Rail's biggest terminals are right in downtowns of cities. Still, despite...
RIPTA: 22 (Pontiac Ave)
The area around the Warwick Mall is not a suitable place for pedestrians - especially not at night. Cars speeding along big wide roads with intermittent sidewalks, huge parking lots everywhere, and an absence of crosswalks all contribute to a nerve racking experience....
RIPTA: 12x (Arctic/Route 117 Express Park and Ride)
There's a place called "Arctic" in Rhode Island? "That sounds like the most amazing place ever!" was my initial thought when I discovered the 12x while poking around the RIPTA website. Always looking for an excuse to visit Rhode Island, I rushed to the 3:30 Commuter...
62 (Bedford VA Hospital – Alewife Station via Lexington Center and Arlington Heights)
Alright! The final Alewife review! You know, most of Alewife's buses fall into the same mold: weekday-only routes serving northwestern towns that only get riders during rush hour. Although the 62 doesn't satisfy the weekday-only requirement, the rest basically holds...
73 (Waverley Square – Harvard Station via Trapelo Road)
Yes! Finally! My actual last Key Bus Route to review! It's a good one, too. I was originally holding off on the 73 because I wanted to wait until it switched back to trackless trolleys, but honestly, that's not gonna happen anytime soon. Thus, I shan't...
GUEST POST: 73 (Waverley Square – Harvard Station via Trapelo Road)
I got this great review from Aria A. reviewing the 73! It's incredibly well-timed, since I have finally ridden in myself, and have my own post in the works. That'll probably come out tomorrow, but for now, here's an alternate review of the route. Thanks, Aria! I had...
434 (Peabody – Haymarket EXPRESS via Goodwins Circle)
Well, this is officially the least frequent route on the MBTA - every 24 hours! In other words, the 434 only runs once a day in each direction, with one trip inbound in the morning and one outbound in the evening. I took the latter one, although things didn't exactly...
Auburndale
Once upon a time, Auburndale was a commuter station on the Boston and Worcester Railroad. A building was built for it by the acclaimed architect H.H. Richardson, and it was considered by some to be the best he ever built. But then came I-90, which forced the beautiful...
Woodland
Okay, you guys know how much I talk about the tranquility of the D Line. Of course, some stations are more peaceful then others, but you would think that the second-to-last stop on the line would be quite nice. Nope...Woodland throws tranquility out the window. The...
354 (Woburn Express – Boston via Woburn Square and I-93)
Hey, guys! It's me, Kilometers on the MBTA! Miles is sick, so I'll be taking over for this post. And luckily for me, it's a bus that serves office parks! I do love office parks. Thus, the 354 was quite a good bus for me. Well, except that all buses are terrible....
Waban
Yes! I've always thought that Waban has an absolutely hilarious name. I mean...Waban! Isn't that funny? Wow, I love stations with funny names. Okay, if you can't tell, I don't have anything else noteworthy to say about Waban. Oh man, these "middle of the tracks"...
Eliot
Last year I wrote an MBTA rap for a school project. It was...interesting. And I don't really mean good-interesting. One of the lines in the rap went "Eliot Station is right by Route 9/The middle of nowhere, on the D Line". However, I had never actually visited the...
Newton Highlands
Newton Centre and Newton Highlands are the two D Line stations with old buildings, and thus they're definitely among my favorites. They even both have small villages around them, though Newton Highlands' is smaller. Still, that's certainly not enough to detriment this...
Reservoir (and Cleveland Circle)
I'll probably never review the Green Line street-running stops, since most of them are just...bad. And they're all bad in the exact same way. But since Reservoir and Cleveland Circle are basically considered one station, I figured I'd give them both a chance in the...
Beaconsfield
I love how quickly the neighborhoods of Brookline can change. Beaconsfield is in a very quiet, leafy residential area, yet it's only a block away from busy, urban Beacon Street. We will be covering the latter once we review Reservoir, but for now, let's take a...