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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
27 (Mattapan Station – Ashmont Station via River Street)
Geographically, the 27 runs very close to the Mattapan High Speed Line along its whole route. Looking at it on a map, I thought it seemed like the most useless bus route ever! But in actuality, it serves quite a lot. See, the Mattapan High Speed Line is separated from...
Back Bay (a very in-depth look)
I've been to Lechmere. I've been to Dudley. I've been to Prudential, for heaven's sake. Yet I was unprepared for Back Bay. This is the darkest, dirtiest, scariest, and overall dingiest MBTA station I've ever been to. Along with two of my friends, Jason and...
MBTA to Become More “Fun”
As we all know, the MBTA had a rough time this winter. From outdated infrastructure to old trains, the MBTA needs to improve its winter performance for next year. But there's a more pressing concern for Boston's subway system: it's not fun enough. "The MBTA had a...
Newton Centre
It's another "Center", except this one's spelled the British way! Yes, we're taking a trip on the D Line out to Newton Centre. I had actually come here once before when I was really little, back when there was a Starbucks right in the station building. That Starbucks...
Random Photos: Is There a Laundry Service?
I got on a pretty much empty train at Alewife, and sat down. Looking across from me, I noticed that someone had left a whole bunch of clothing under one of the seats! How the heck do you forget something like that? Geez, Louise...
Malden Center
Malden Center is the undisputed hub of the northern Orange Line. The subway station is accompanied by a huge number of buses, as well as a Commuter Rail station. It's also elevated! However, brutalist architecture is very present here...uh-oh. The Orange Line...
Revere Beach
Revere Beach is a really weird station. It has a lot of strange little oddities that really make it super unique. Also, it's the last station on the Blue Line to be reviewed on this blog, at least until Government Center opens! It's too bad, because the Blue Line has...
Orient Heights
Orient Heights Station was a mess. It wasn't accessible, and it was literally falling apart. Finally, in 2013, the MBTA gave it a much-needed renovation. But does that mean the aesthetics are good? Well, let's find out. The platform. Okay, so I have to say, I wasn't a...
Wood Island
A blog post?! Gee, it's been so long since the last one, I hope I still remember how to write these... Yes, I've been super busy lately and haven't been able to write. But I finally have another station review, as we take a look at a really generic Blue Line station,...
Airport
Being a Red Line user, the Silver Line is the much more efficient way of getting to the airport for me. But for Blue, Orange, and Green Line (before Government Center was closed) users, Airport Station is more direct. And most tourists would probably use the station...
Random Photos (Videos): Blue Line Train Switching Power
A Blue Line train switching from third rail to pantograph power at Airport Station. It was a lot less exciting than I thought it would be... If the video below doesn't load, watch it here.
Random Photos: Balloon in the Rafters
Okay, what is it with things getting stuck in the roof at Airport Station? First it was a squirrel, now this: It wasn't a happy Valentine's Day for whomever lost the balloon...
Service Change: Logan Airport Shuttle – Route 33
Massport runs a few free shuttle bus routes within Logan Airport (for the full list, click here). The one I took was the 33, which goes from Terminals C and E to the Blue Line Airport Station. The bus itself was really nice - it was pretty much the same as the Back...
Service Change: Back Bay Logan Express
Recently, Massport began running a bus route from the Hynes Convention Center and Copley Square to Logan Airport. It's free if you have a CharlieCard, but if you lack one (presumably like most people who would use this bus), it costs five dollars one way. Is it...
Landsdowne (Yawkey)
UPDATE 4/8/2019: Yeah, this station's called Landsdowne now. Nothing else has changed, so I'm just gonna keep the review as is. Carry on. This station's kinda weird. Tucked away behind a parking lot on Brookline Ave, Yawkey was originally opened just for ball games....