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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
Service Change: South Florida, Part 2 – BCT Buses 11 and 22, the Tri-Rail and Roundabout Trolley Going Back, the Avis Shuttle Bus, and the Atlanta “Plane Train”
After arriving in Fort Lauderdale, we decided to walk down to the beach. What we didn't realize was that it was a three mile walk - and a guy at the terminal told us it would only be a half hour. We walked down Las Olas Boulevard, which is the downtown shopping hub of...
Sorry
I'm back from Florida, but I'm late with my post as usual. I'm not making any promises for dates, as Service Changes take a while to write. Yes - I ended up taking a lot of transit in Florida, and a lot more than I expected. Look forward to that in the coming days, at...
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...
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...
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...
Service Change: South Florida, Part 1 – The Delray Beach Roundabout Trolley, The Tri-Rail, and the FL1 Shuttle
(This turned out to be published earlier than expected) I really wanted to take some public transportation in Florida - as soon as we got there I began doing research on my mother's iPad. My ultimate goal was to convince her to ride the Tri-Rail, the suburban rail...
I Won’t Be Posting For a Few Days
Yes, yes, I know I haven't done a post in a few days, anyway. Nonetheless, I'm going to Florida and will be there until Sunday. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if I'll be able to take a bus in Delray Beach, but we'll see. Don't expect a post until probably Tuesday, anyway.
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...
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...
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...
Don’t Expect a Post For a While
I was nearly done with part one of my Florida post - suddenly, Blogger glitched. I pressed SAVE and SAVED it, and then reloaded the page. When it loaded up, I had LOST EVERYTHING I WAS WORKING ON FOR THE WHOLE DAY. Don't expect a post for a while.
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...
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...
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...
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...