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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA

Random Photos: Speedy Commuter Rail Train

Random Photos: Speedy Commuter Rail Train

While waiting for the Red Line at Wollaston (this is all kind of building up to a review at some point), a Commuter Rail train came speeding by. It kicked up snow as it went along, and made for some pretty cool photos. The back of the train (but technically the...

Random Photos: Tickets in Chinese

Random Photos: Tickets in Chinese

There's a small Chinatown around Wollaston Station, and so the MBTA decided to cater to that. Inside the station, they have a ticket chart in Chinese! I wonder if this is the only one on the system.

Random Photos: Driver Change?

Random Photos: Driver Change?

I forgot to post this one earlier. At Green Street, when our train came in, it stopped at the end of the platform. The driver then opened the front door, got out, and was replaced by someone else. Is this regular protocol? Do train drivers just do this randomly? Oh,...

Transit Tales: I Just Wanna Go Home!

Transit Tales: I Just Wanna Go Home!

It all started at South Station. The driver announced over the loudspeaker that we would be standing by due to some issue with the train doors (or something). After about a 10 minute wait with constant reassuring announcements of "It'll just be a little, little,...

Green Street

Green Street

After taking the 41, we had two options: take the 39 down to Forest Hills, or make the 10 minute walk to Green Street. I figured I'd have plenty more chances to go to the former, whereas the latter is no longer served by any buses. So after a walk through a nice...

Random Photos: Alewife in the Snow (With Diamonds)

Random Photos: Alewife in the Snow (With Diamonds)

My friend Lucy (who took the photos) and I were taking a little walk in the snow, and ended up at Alewife Station. Surprisingly, a few of the doors were open, but the station was deserted, there being no T service at the time. When we were on the balcony over the...

Random Photos: Don’t Go Looking For the 48

Random Photos: Don’t Go Looking For the 48

The 48 bus went to Green Street station before it was brutally cut from the system. Of course, instead of replacing the sign at the station, the MBTA just took out their roll of duct tape... Why didn't they just tape up the whole thing?

Random Photos: View From Lynn Parking Garage

Random Photos: View From Lynn Parking Garage

I found a batch of random photos that were never published, so I'll be putting them out. The first one is the decent view from Lynn Station's parking garage. Looking over downtown. And towards Nahant. The birds circle above an interesting-looking tower on a...

Davis

Davis

There are four folders on my computer that have pictures of Davis in them. The problem is, there aren't too many non-blurry ones. Why? Because this station is too darn dark! I don't know what it is - there are lots of lights at Davis, but they don't seem to have...