by Miles Taylor | Mar 1, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
About a year ago, my father and I were at Dudley Station. We needed a bus to get home, and we ultimately ended up taking the 66 (which also goes to Harvard, but with a much wilder route). I was interested in the 1, and my father and I were back at Dudley a...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 22, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
To understand why we even have a Silver Line, you need to know the history behind it. When they first built the Orange Line in 1901, it was elevated over Washington Street (the EL, as it was called). For 86 years, it provided speedy transportation over the...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 8, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
Let me start out by saying that my mother hates buses with a passion. So when she suggested taking a bus, of course I said yes! The bus in question was the 350, which I had actually been wanting to take for a while. The route travels to Mass Ave, then goes onto Mystic...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 25, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
My father and I had some things to do in Ashmont, and we thought we would take a bus while we were at it. We planned to take the 31 (Mattapan – Forest Hills via Morton St), so we took the Mattapan High Speed Line to Mattapan. It took us a while for to find the...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 19, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
After spending most of the summer in camp, I had one free week in July to do something fun. My father and I wanted to take a bus that only runs on weekdays, and the 459 stood out. Leaving from Downtown Crossing, the bus makes its way down to the World Trade Center,...
