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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
Service Change: London, Part 1: Services Around Heathrow Airport
There are essentially three ways you can get from Heathrow Airport to London (without taking a cab): the public bus (which I don't even think I'd want to do); the Piccadilly Line; and the Heathrow Express. The Heathrow Express is marketed as "the fastest way...
Miniatur Wunderland (I Took Way Too Many Pictures!)
Wow. I didn't know what to expect as I walked into the old building in Hamburg with "Miniatur Wunderland" written on it. It turned out to be an absolutely amazing place. It's the largest model rail system in the world, and it's still being expanded. It has seven...
Service Change: Hamburg – The S1 From the Airport and the U4 to Überseequartier
Hamburg's subway, like many other German systems, is primarily split up into two parts: the U-Bahn and the S-Bahn. U-Bahn essentially means "underground," although it still goes above at points away from the city center. S-Bahn has a few different meanings, but the...
GUEST POST: Service Change: Go Bus to NYC
To tide you readers over while I continue uploading pictures, here's a guest post! A blog reader from the start, Michele Markarian recently took the Go Bus to the Big Apple. She sent me her thoughts on the ride: "Recently I had a meeting in New York City, and what...
We Apologize For The Delay
I know I said I would get back from London and Germany on Tuesday. The flight was due to get back to Boston around noon, so I figured I could finish uploading pictures that day and start posting the next. However, I didn't account for: The fact that I had much more...
Quincy Center
I've passed through Quincy Center plenty of times, but I've never truly visited the station. I finally got the chance to when I was on my way to - you guessed it - ride a bus. I was actually blown away by the station layout and design. The Red Line platform is quite...
Random Photos: Miles on the Green Line
On a school trip to a Boston Pops Concert at Symphony Hall, we ended up on a very crowded Green Line train (thus proving that the Green Line needs three or four car trains). I couldn't grab onto a poll without inevitably dropping my umbrella (it was pouring out), so I...
Random Photos: Elephant Sneeze
I encountered another bus advertisement with crudely Photoshopped animals. This one featured some elephants that were somehow able to fit onto an MBTA bus. I enjoyed this "Courtesy Critters" ad more than the previous hog-themed one, although I'm not sure why. I don't...
47 (Central Square, Cambridge – Broadway Station via BU Medical Center, Dudley Station, and Longwood Medical Area)
I have to admit, I've given the 47 short shrift. I've taken it twice, and I've never reviewed it yet. Today, I was going to review the 70 or 71, but then I saw that my blog has 47 posts (including drafts). I figure that was a sign that I should finally give the 47...
Random Photos: Tax Money
I found this sign a while ago, but I never posted about it. This was on the wall of an older Red Line car. I love how it's attempting to convince people not to litter by telling them it affects their taxes. I don't know if it actually got people to stop littering, but...
Random Photos: Pork, Anyone?
On the 426 bus in Lynn, I happened to see this ad (or public service announcement, I suppose) on the wall. It featured some very crudely Photoshopped pigs and a bad pun. It was pretty funny, but for all the wrong reasons: Perhaps you can read the small print if you...
Random Photos: Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here
This is a new section on the blog about the pictures I happen to have on my computer that don't tie in to any particular post. Most of these will probably be funny, although that won't always be the case. Currently, I have three such photos and I'll get them out...
441/442 (Marblehead – Wonderland Station via Paradise Road or Humphrey Street, Central Square, Lynn, and Lynnway)
If you remember from my post about the 439, the bus driver of that route said that the 441 and 442 are the most scenic buses on the MBTA (and that's saying something considering the views from the 439). My father and I decided to try out the route to see if the...
Wonderland Update (Plus Pictures!)
I paid a visit to Wonderland again last weekend, and I thought I'd add a few things I noticed about it as well as post some pictures I took. First of all, in addition to fun little "Train Approaching" sign, there is also an old-fashioned bell that rings as the...
The Latest MBTA News
As I said last night, my internet was not working, so here's the news today. From June 9-June 20, shuttle buses are replacing the Orange Line from Sullivan Square to Oak Grove every Sunday through Thursday. This weekend (June 8-9), shuttle buses are replacing the Red...