by Miles Taylor | Jan 10, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Beverly: the point where the Newburyport and Rockport Line come together, as well as the third-busiest station on the whole Commuter Rail. So why is it so subpar? Looking down the platform. We’ll start with a good part: the platforms. I gotta say, the...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 9, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Oh God, ew. We’ve taken a sharp turn for the worst since our last review, and all it took was a 4 minute train ride! Welp…here’s North Beverly. Oh boy, great start! We begin with the station parking lot, which is tiny (87 spaces) and, at least in the...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 8, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
A modern Commuter Rail station located in a downtown? A modern Commuter Rail station with character? No, no, I simply can’t believe it. And yet, here it is: Hamilton/Wenham. Wow, that’s a lot of bikes! The station is well-connected to the immediate area by...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 8, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Alright, now we’re getting somewhere! Ipswich is a huge destination in the summer and its station is right in its downtown. The barebones mini-high. Although it’s accessible, the station is plagued with a truly nothing mini-high platform. I mean,...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 7, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Why does the first outbound Newburyport train not make Rowley? Geez, what’s a guy gotta do to review the place? Go up to Newburyport and make a mad dash across the platform for the one-minute connection to an inbound train to take one stop going inbound? Yes....
