by Miles Taylor | Aug 4, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
It’s fitting that the first LRTA route to be properly reviewed on this blog is also the first LRTA route I ever rode. This time, though, I took the entire route from Lahey Clinic to Lowell! What is this long trip like? Let’s find out! The bus at the Lahey...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 24, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
I was not expecting much from Route 128. Every time I went past it, it always just seemed like a middle-of-nowhere park-and-ride station. Well…okay, it kinda still is, but it has a lot more to offer than just parking. This happened to be the first thing I...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 23, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Mansfield is quite possibly the most exhilarating station on the Commuter Rail. You see, this is one of two places in the entire country (the other being Kingston, RI) where the Acela is allowed to go its top speed of 150 MPH. Let me tell you, it’s an amazing...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 21, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Well, I’ve had it with this stupid bus. I’ve tried to take the 431 four times, and every time the driver has either decided not to do the route, or just not let me on for whatever reason. When my friend Sam and I tried to do the route recently, it was...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 20, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
As the name suggests, GATRA’s 140 route is a bus meant for students at Wheaton College. I checked Wheaton’s website for more information: “The GATRA route 140 schedule is a campus favorite.” Barring the strange inclusion of...
