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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
Service Change: LRTA, Part 1 – 14 (Burlington Mall/Lahey Clinic)
Yes, as I not-so-subtly hinted in the last post, I did indeed take the LRTA up to Lowell from the 351. The system has 18 main routes, all fanning out from the Lowell Commuter Rail station. These are further divided into city routes and suburban routes, the former...
Random Photos: Safety Hazard at Lowell Station, Part 2
Needless to say, I walked quickly through here.
Random Photos: Goat on the Loose
Um...okay, guess I'll keep my eye out.
108 (Linden Square – Wellington Station via Malden Center Station and Highland Ave)
The last two buses I reviewed had pretty low ridership. It's probably because they have low ridership anyway, but one could make the argument that there weren't that many people around, as I took them on Christmas Eve. But if that were the case, it certainly wouldn't...
GUEST POST: 66 (Harvard Square – Dudley Station via Allston and Brookline Village)
Here's a second opinion of the 66 from Jordan King: The last time I rode the 66, it was a crazy route that was always late either because a bus broke down or there were severe traffic problems. But that was like a year and a half ago so I figured why not take another...
351 (Oak Park/Bedford Woods – Alewife Station via Middlesex Turnpike)
Well, I got far fewer strange looks than expected when I boarded this one. The 351 is a reverse-commute route, meant to transport people from Alewife to the scores and scores of office parks up in the northwest. As it's a commuter bus, it's rush hours only, and I had...
Random Photos: Safety Hazard at Lowell Station, Part 1
I hope there aren't any fires around here...
Suffolk Downs
Suffolk Downs (the racetrack) seems to be either closed or on the verge of closing. The website calendar shows the horse-racing schedule ending abruptly in October, and Wikipedia says that October 4th was the last race at the track. If Suffolk Downs does...
85 (Spring Hill – Kendall/MIT Station via Summer Street and Union Square)
Man, I thought I'd hate the 85. I figured that no one would ride it, and I could give it a scathing review. Turns out, though, that it seems to be a somewhat well-used local route (note the emphasis on somewhat), and the ride was really enjoyable! That said,...
Central
Oh, how I hate it when stations don't have free crossovers! Especially when I'm not paying attention to what entrance I'm going into and end up on the wrong platform, then when I try to get into the other one it says "Pass already used" and I have to get a 1 to...
Random Photos: The Lowell Trolley (or not)
I was really excited to find out that Lowell actually has a streetcar service downtown. But it turns out it's seasonal. So, all I could do was take some pictures of one of the stations. An old Boston and Maine locomotive on display at the stop. It looks so enticing......
Random Photos: View From Lowell Parking Lot
I was a little disappointed by the view at the top of the Lowell Station parking lot, but it was still pretty good. Not bad, not bad.
109 (Linden Square – Sullivan Square Station via Glendale Square)
When I got to Linden Square on the 108, I was already ready to go back. So I was pretty happy to see a 109 coming along a few minutes after I got off the 108. The 109 spends most of its time on Broadway, and heads through Everett on its way back to Sullivan. So let's...
68 (Harvard/Holyoke Gate – Kendall/MIT via Broadway)
I actually use the 68 almost every day. See, I have clubs most days of the week after school, so I can't take the glorified school bus back home. If I can time my club departure right, though, I can grab the 68 right outside of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin and take...
Fields Corner
For the most part, Red Line stations are aesthetically meh. The line doesn't have that many awful-looking stations, but there aren't many amazing ones, either. Enter Fields Corner, which looks fantastic after its renovation in 2008. Plus, it's elevated! Huzzah! The...