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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
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....
Chestnut Hill
Too much to review, too little time. I have a non-MBTA bus to write about, and that'll certainly come out at some point, but I figured I'd get a few stations done first. Since I just reviewed the 60, here's Chestnut Hill, the closest station to that bus. And being a D...
60 (Chestnut Hill – Kenmore Station via Brookline Village and Cypress Street)
Man, there are a lot more buses that I rode but didn't review than I thought. The 60 is yet another one of these - I rode the 60 a few years ago, but didn't review it because I didn't have any pictures of it. Well, I've got some pictures now, so it's time to take a...
55 (Jersey and Queensberry – Copley Square or Park and Tremont Streets via Ipswich Street)
The 55 is an odd little route. Running between Park Street (or Copley Square nights and weekends) and the quiet West Fens neighborhood south of Kenmore Square, it's certainly a "locals-only" route. Weirder still is that almost all of the 55 runs along with the Green...
“B” Asks…
"How many above ground, non tunnel, exposed to weather miles are in the MBTA system?" I don't have an exact, official amount for that, but I did some quick math to get an approximation. The MBTA subway system is 64 miles in total, not including the Silver Line. Of...
90 (Davis Square – Wellington Station via Sullivan Square Station and Assembly Mall)
I can handle a bus being 15 minutes late. Heck, even a half hour late is tolerable. You know, it happens. But 40 minutes late is just unacceptable! That said, the 5:20 trip of the 90 from Wellington to Davis seemed to be cursed from the beginning: faulty destination...
110 (Wonderland or Broadway and Park Ave – Wellington Station via Park Ave and Woodlawn)
"It's actually rather uninviting, but there are some businesses quite close to the stop. We didn't get to try any of them, however, as a 110 came (review coming at some point) and we continued our journey." - Miles on the MBTA's review of the 111. Well, if...
Random Photos: Revere Beach in the Snow
I'm not really a big fan of Revere Beach, but it was actually pretty cool in the snow. Maybe it was because the snow covered up the constant litter that permeates the beach in the summer. "Unguarded Waterfront," says the sign. I think that goes without...
Random Photos: Squirrel in the Rafters
I'm back! I was finally able to actually get on the T! A lot of crazy stuff has been happening lately what with the blizzards, the shuttle buses, and Beverly Scott's resignation (which I'm pretty upset about), but I haven't been able to report on any of it. Instead,...
Brookline Village
After a trio of southern Red Line stations, let's take a trip out west to the Green Line. In particular, we're heading out on the D branch. And even more specific, we're looking at Brookline Village, where my mother dropped me off from JP so I could take the train...
Braintree
Every Braintree branch station was originally opened with some form of parking (Quincy Center's garage has since closed, but the point still stands). For the more northerly stations, the parking lots are somewhat secondary to the neighborhoods around them. But Quincy...
Wollaston
UPDATE 8/16/19: This station has been completely rebuilt! Check out the new review here. Wollaston is definitely one of the most notable stations on the Red Line. Does that mean it's good? Hahahahahahaha, absolutely not. And being the only non-wheelchair accessible...