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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA

“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...

Random Photos: Revere Beach in the Snow

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

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

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

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

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...

Broadway

Broadway

I wanted to head down to Quincy Center, but the first train that had come was an Ashmont train. Rather than just wait it out for the next Braintree one (in ten minutes), I decided to just get on the Ashmont train. I didn't want to have to change trains at JFK/UMASS,...

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.