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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
Random Photos: Some Truly Ancient Bus Schedules
I was at Malden Center station waiting for the bus up to Reading (for fun, obviously), so I was looking at the bus schedules in the lobby. They have a big schedule rack here, designed to hold schedules for every MBTA bus. It was looking pretty barren on the day I...
SL2 (Design Center – South Station via Waterfront)
The last line. This was the last line I had to take to be able to say that I've taken every line on the MBTA. The SL2 to the Design Center ended up being a very interesting ride, although also a very useless one... I got excited right off the bat, as the bus turned...
Random Photos: I Prefer Medium Rare
What we have here is a leak in the ceiling at South Station with no bucket to collect the water, so it's just falling on the floor. They put down a caution sign, luckily, and made sure to put a traffic cone in it for extra emphasis. They were a bit short on caution...
Breaking the Record: An Account of the Biggest MBTA Adventure Ever
As most of you know, Adham Fisher and I broke the record for fastest time travelling through every MBTA station. This account, however, will most likely not be one of my best works. It may even be downright boring. The thing is, I can't actually disclose the route in...
WE DID ITTTTTTTTTT!
Adham Fisher and I have just broken the record for fastest time travelling through every MBTA station. We also had a lot of help from Steven Beaucher (co-owner of WardMaps, the best store ever). Our time was 8 hours, 5 minutes, and 16 seconds, and hour and a half...
352 (Burlington Express – Boston via Route 128 and I-93) – also includes the 350 to the end!
You may recall how when I took the 350, I only took it up to the Burlington Mall. I knew, however, that I would be able to take it all the way after riding the 352, which ends at the same place. This wasn't the reason I wanted to take it: I actually just wanted an...
Random Photos (Videos): Spastic Fare Gate
I was at Alewife Station (the smaller entrance) when I saw this weird fare gate. It was simply opening and closing repeatedly. Everyone was gingerly using the other one, and when I got back that afternoon it was fixed. Someone could've easily broken through without...
Random Photos: Hey, Who Turned Out The Lights?
I was on the Red Line leaving Alewife. There were only three other people in the car with me, when the train stopped right after leaving the station. This happens fairly often, so I didn't think much of it. Then the lights turned out. It was rather eerie just sitting...
558 (Riverside – Downtown Boston via Newton Corner and Mass Turnpike)
The 558 is one of many express buses in the 500s that travel on the Mass Turnpike from downtown. In this case, the bus goes to Riverside, although taking a very indirect route. It is also the highest numbered bus route operated by the MBTA. It starts at the...
Miles on the MBTA in Boston Magazine!
I see some people have noticed a reference to Miles on the MBTA in the Boston Magazine article, "‘Transit Racer’ Will Attempt to Travel to Every MBTA Station In Record Time." So yes, I will be travelling with Adham Fisher on his record breaking/setting...
Photos From Around Riverside
I am very late with my usual bus review (as usual), but here are the rest of the pictures I took around Riverside Station. Sort of an overview of the station. The back of the 558 bus peeks in. Whoops! Missed that train! Looks nice, though, with the trees just starting...
Riverside
I've always found it funny how the C and E branches of the Green Line end more or less in Boston and the B branch barely makes it into Newton - but then the D branch stretches all the way out to the Weston border on its own amazingly fast right-of-way. The terminus of...
MBTA BusTracker
As this is my first experience with any MBTA bus app, all I can say is...wow. I've never tried one of these for myself, so I was blown away with how easy it was to use; I had figured out what to do in about 30 seconds. Upon getting onto the website (it's all online,...
Why I Haven’t Posted
If you've been following this blog for a while (or if you've looked at our Facebook page), you've probably seen me complain about my computer crashing at some point or another. Well, it crashed again, and this time I can't get it working. I've emailed the folks at...
Miles on the MBTA YouTube Channel!
Miles on the MBTA has expanded into the world of YouTube! Sure, most (or more likely all) of the videos uploaded will also be featured on the blog, but...you know, YouTube is special. Also, I don't know how often I'll actually upload videos (for me, the blog is top...