RIPTA: 35 (Rumford/Newport Ave)

RIPTA: 35 (Rumford/Newport Ave)

Well, well, well, we finally return to my first RIPTA route! I was super excited to ride the 35 when I first did my Service Change post on it, but what is the 35 like as a route? Only one way to find out… We’re going all the way to Prov, not East Prov! We...
North Billerica (1000th post!)

North Billerica (1000th post!)

Well, this was a surprise! NBC was still with me, and I was worried that North Billerica was going to be boring – apparently, that is absolutely not the case! Looking down the ol’ platform. Okay, we’ll start with the platform, which is the least...
Cohasset

Cohasset

Cohasset. More Old Colony. Cool. The parking area. The high-level platform is completely and totally standard: it’s long, with benches along the whole thing, with a higher concentration under the station’s modern shelter. Some paths lead to the parking...
LRTA: 3 (South Lowell)

LRTA: 3 (South Lowell)

This is the route I reviewed with Rob Michaelson from NBC! And of course, because we had a big camera, the 3 had to be using a minibus! Being crammed onto a tiny vehicle with a big news camera was interesting, but it was a great experience…too bad the...
Nantasket Junction

Nantasket Junction

Nantasket Junction. Old Colony. Let’s go. This is about all you need to see. It’s a single track, so it’s just one platform. There are benches along the whole thing, but there’s a higher concentration of them (plus wastebaskets) under the...