Miles in Transit
  • About
  • All Recent Posts
  • Contact
  • Hall of Fame
  • In the Press
  • Miles on SEPTA
  • Miles on the MBTA
Select Page
214 (Quincy Center Station – Germantown via Sea Street and O’Brien Towers) and 216 (Quincy Center Station – Houghs Neck via Sea Street)

214 (Quincy Center Station – Germantown via Sea Street and O’Brien Towers) and 216 (Quincy Center Station – Houghs Neck via Sea Street)

by Miles Taylor | Feb 5, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA

Why do I always make these beach trips when it’s cloudy out? It happened again with the 214/216 (which run as one route on weekends), but at least it wasn’t insanely foggy this time. The 214 and 216 both serve a peninsula to the east of Quincy Center, with...
712/713 (Point Shirley – Orient Heights Station via Winthrop Highlands or Winthrop Center)

712/713 (Point Shirley – Orient Heights Station via Winthrop Highlands or Winthrop Center)

by Miles Taylor | Jan 20, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA

There’s no denying that the 439 offers a great ride. The fact that you’re on a isthmus and surrounded by water makes for great views on both sides of the bus. There are some caveats, though – mainly the fact that the bus only runs five times a day,...
120 (Orient Heights Station – Maverick Station via Bennington Street, Jeffries Point, and Waldemar Loop)

120 (Orient Heights Station – Maverick Station via Bennington Street, Jeffries Point, and Waldemar Loop)

by Miles Taylor | Jan 16, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA

At a party months ago, my father heard from someone that the 120 was a bus worth riding. He found out that it goes onto a big hill past a giant statue of Mother Mary that offers fantastic views of Boston. Fast forward to a few days ago, when we were finally able to...
112 (Wellington Station – Wood Island Station via Central Ave, Mystic Mall, and Admiral’s Hill)

112 (Wellington Station – Wood Island Station via Central Ave, Mystic Mall, and Admiral’s Hill)

by Miles Taylor | Jan 3, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA

The 112 is a crazy mess. That’s not to say it’s a bad bus (not really, at least), but if you look at the interactive street map of the route on the MBTA website, you can see how many twists, turns, and detours it makes along its route. It is one of three...
456 (Salem Depot – Central Square, Lynn via Highland Ave)

456 (Salem Depot – Central Square, Lynn via Highland Ave)

by Miles Taylor | Jan 3, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA

“456!” Shouted the driver out of the bus that said “NOT IN SERVICE.” Some people started to board the bus. Racking my memory, I remembered that the 456 goes to Salem. I called my mother, got the a-OK, and was the last person to step onto the...
« Older Entries
Next Entries »
© Miles Taylor 2019, All Rights Reserved