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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
Courthouse
Okay, this station is absolutely beautiful. I think this is probably the flashiest, most modern, and - dare I say it - best looking station on the MBTA. Too bad it's the second worst station on the system in terms of ridership. But for now, let's forget about that and...
Belmont Center
You gotta love the architectural style of Belmont Center. According to good ol' Wikipedia, it's called "American Craftsman," which was popular from the late 1800s to the 1930s. Yes, this building is pretty darn old. The building itself is now used by the Belmont Lions...
Random Photos: Has Anyone Lost a Sweater?
I'll let the pictures speak for themselves... How does this even happen? Was it a dare or something? It looks so lonely..
74 (Belmont Center – Harvard Station via Concord Ave)
I've used the 74 twice to meet my friend in Belmont, and both times something's gone wrong. The first time, there was construction on Concord Ave, but for some reason the bus didn't take the detour. Instead, a cop was there to stop traffic going the other way so the...
97 (Malden Center Station – Wellington Station via Commercial and Hancock Streets)
I initially went to Wellington just because I wanted to see the fantastic view from the parking lot again. However, I took a casual look out the window and went "Ooh, bus!" So that's the exciting story of how I ended up on the 97. Good to see an MBTA bus again. We...
Service Change: NYC, Part 7 – The F, G, N, Q, and R (Including the Highest Elevated Train Station in the World)
"Gosh, Miles, why would you put so many lines in a single post?" Well, blog reader, it pays to check the MTA website beforehand to see what service changes (no pun intended) are in effect on weekends. As you'll see in the post, we ended up taking a lot of pointless...
Service Change: NYC, Part 6 – The Q44 (Between Jamaica, Queens, and Bronx Park South)
As you may be able to tell, this is a long route. The Bronx Zoo to Jamaica is a pretty large distance, and therefore gets a lot of ridership that necessitates using articulated buses. The buses are fairly new and nice, yet they still don't have automatic...
Service Change: NYC, Part 5 – The J (Nassau Street Local)
Though it was elevated almost the whole way, this was not a very nice ride. We went through some pretty bad neighborhoods on the J that were really badly maintained: graffiti, abandoned buildings, total wreckages of buildings. There was a nice view over the...
Service Change: NYC, Part 4 – Jamaica Station
This was such a cool station that I decided to dedicate an entire post to it! Jamaica is the hub of the Long Island Railroad, has a connection with the Airtrain to JFK Airport, and has a subway station (with the overly long name of Sutphin Boulevard - Archer Ave - JFK...
Service Change: NYC, Part 3 – The 7 (Flushing Local)
When Googling which New York subway line is the most scenic, I ended up on some forum. Everyone said to ride either the 7 to Flushing or the F/G to Smith/9 Streets, and we decided to do the 7 (though we did Smith/9 Streets on my more recent trip to New York - post on...
Service Change: NYC, Part 2 – The E, S, 4, and 6
We took some interesting elevated lines on our trip to New York, but we also took a lot of underground lines. This is a post that covers all of the trips we made in the boring subterranean world. Coming into Penn Station from Amtrak, we did the exact same E to 6 trip...
Random Photos: Portal of Power
I figured I'd get one more post out before going to New York this weekend - again. I haven't even written about my subway rides from the last trip, and we plan to take some more on this one. As you can see, I'm really on top of things. But anyway, this was taken from...
Service Change: NYC, Part 1 – Amtrak’s Northeast Regional
Let's be honest: assuming there's no traffic, driving is both quicker and cheaper than taking the train to New York. But there often is traffic, and that can be pretty stressful. Flying is also stressful, what with security and the fact that it's a pain to get to...
Bonus Review: 83 (Broadway @ Felton Street – Rindge Ave)
I know I should be working on my New York posts, but high school started last week so I've been pretty busy. I did want to write about this interesting bus, though. Normally I just walk to Harvard from the Rindge and Latin and take the train home, but I decided to...
Assembly – First Day!
I did an excursion to the first MBTA station to open in almost 30 years with my friend today, and I took quite a few pictures. I'm not going to do a proper review yet, since the station isn't fully completed (they're still working on a second entrance), but here are...