by Miles Taylor | Apr 14, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, this station definitely used to be called “Melrose/Cedar Park,” with a slash. I guess we’re not doing that anymore? Alright. Fine. Let’s look at Melrose Cedar Park. One sign says “Melrose-Cedar Park” and the other...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 13, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Oh…well, that’s what I get for complaining about Ballardvale. North Wilmington proves that things can always get worse. See that raised bit over there? That’s the platform. So yeah…what have we here? There’s a section with a Haverhill...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 12, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
This is one of those Commuter Rail stations that just begs the question: how? How can a station be this badly designed? Ballardvale is truly an enigma! Huh… Okay, Ballardvale clearly used to be two tracks, because the platform is abnormally wide. It’s just...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 10, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Want to get from Providence to Pawtucket? Well, don’t use the 72! This route is all for the neighborhoods in between. Not actually our bus – this was earlier in the day. We left Kennedy Plaza on Exchange Street, which went over the Woonasquatucket River...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 8, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Can the 50 really be considered a Key Corridor Route if only a third of its length gets the frequent service? And the rest of it is basically in the middle of nowhere? Well, I have to review it either way, so let’s start at the brutalist outpost known as...
