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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
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...
41 (Centre and Eliot Streets – JFK/UMASS Station via Dudley Station, Centre Street, and Jackson Square Station)
Okay, so even if I made fun of the angry driver of the 8, he did help us out a lot. If he hadn't dropped us off back at JFK/UMASS, we wouldn't have been able to catch the 41 to Jamaica Plain Center. I still don't understand the driver's "book writing" analogy,...
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
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: Low-Flying Plane at Beachmont
Logan Airport's influence spreads quite far. All the way up in Revere and one can still see the planes flying low overhead. The plane. Looking out over the station.
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...
8 (Harbor Point/UMASS – Kenmore Station via BU Medical Center and Dudley Station)
It's not often you miss the last stop on a bus. But once we reached the last stop of the 8, the driver decided to drive away before yelling at us. Thus, for all intents and purposes, my friend Jason and I missed the final stop of a bus route. What an...
64 (Oak Square – University Park, Cambridge or Kendall/MIT via North Beacon Street)
I never really gave the 64 much thought until I read Jordan King's guest post about it. The route sounded interesting, and I figured I'd have to give it a try at some point in time. Then a few of my friends, with no interest in buses at all, told me I should ride the...
75 (Belmont Center – Harvard Station via Concord Ave)
I think buses look amazing in the snow. It's a shame, then, that on a snowy day I had to wait for the 75 in the underground Harvard busway. That said, I'd much rather wait for the bus in a tunnel rather than a sign out in the middle of nowhere, especially if it's...
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...
Lynn
I said in my post about Lowell that the station was pretty depressing. It was very functional and all, but just didn't feel...right. Honestly, though, Lowell doesn't even come close to how foreboding Lynn is. Really, this place is a dump. The tall,...
Beachmont
I love small neighborhood stations. I also love modern, recently renovated stations. And I really love elevated stations. Beachmont manages to embody all three of these things. And so, I love it! The station from across the street. Beachmont wants to let everyone know...
119 (Northgate – Beachmont Station via Revere Center and Cooledge Housing)
Well, I was very surprised at the view on this route. Honestly, I never suspected that there would even be one, but it was there, and actually pretty nice. But before we can get to the view, we have to start in pitland, the Northgate Shopping Center. Right when I got...
2nd Anniversary!
Wow. Has it really been two years? It feels like so long ago that I would be proud to have gotten 40 or fewer views in a day. Now, 300 or more is the norm. Back then, my plan was to do a post every Friday, or four a month. Yet in November of 2014, there were as many...
429 (Northgate Shopping Center – Central Square, Lynn via Linden Square and Square One Mall)
Well, this was a crazy one. The 429's primary purpose seems to be serving the Square One Mall in Saugus, along Route 1. It also goes all the way down to Northgate Shopping Center, which is another reasonably popular destination. Along the way from Lynn, it takes a...