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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
Random Photos: My First Panorama
I just discovered today that our camera has a panorama feature! I decided to try it out on a Red Line car, and here's the result. I think it looks really cool, if I do say so myself. As always click on it to make it larger. That should make it easier to see.
121 (Wood Island Station – Maverick Station via Lexington Street)
If the 121 were to be eliminated, it would only add a three minute walk to people's commutes. It runs three very small blocks away from the 120, only a tenth of a mile. Really useful. But, I like to be objective until the end of the post, so I will try to restrain...
Random Photos: A Foggy View
I was on the Red Line going between Kendall and Charles (one of the best views on the system, in my opinion). It was a very foggy day, and the skyline looked absolutely beautiful. The river was frozen as well...it just looked great. The picture doesn't really capture...
Reading (100th Post!)
"Miles, you don't review Commuter Rail stations!" Well, I don't usually, however I happened to be at Reading Station and I figured I'd write a review for it. And how did I end up in Reading? As usual, I had taken a bus for fun - the 137. I was going to just take the...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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: 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...