by Miles Taylor | Jan 22, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Welp, here we are. Our last CATA route. And luckily, this summer-only “Green Line” Rockport Shuttle is a great one. And of course, the last trip is on one of these buses. I boarded the bus at Rockport Market and we headed up Broadway before turning...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 22, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
For such a low-ridership, inefficient, and primitive system, it’s kind of amazing to see how intricately-scheduled the Gloucester to Rockport routes are. They interline the Red and Blue Lines perfectly into the Green Line to allow for hourly service on the...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 21, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Apparently the Stage Fort Park Trolley has been running for eight years. You would think that would be enough time for people to actually, you know…use it. Oh no… Yes, this thing uses a fake trolley, and it is soooooo much worse than the ones...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 18, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
It turns out that “Essex Town Line” means exactly that: this route starts right at the border between Essex and Gloucester. There’s not even a signed stop or a proper loop! The bus literally just bangs a u-turn in the middle of Eastern Ave and...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 17, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Reviewing a summer-only route in January…great. The Ipswich-Essex Explorer (say it three times fast!) is Ipswich’s summer shuttle to Crane Beach, and that’s where 99% of the riders take it. Of course, being the stickler I am, I had to get...
