by Miles Taylor | Aug 25, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
The Commuter Rail is always quicker than the bus, there’s no doubt about that. But this is the first time the Commuter Rail is also cheaper than the bus. Yes, it costs $2.10 to get to West Medford on the Commuter Rail from North Station, a quick walk from...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 25, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
The surprisingly high number of routes going between Malden Center and Wellington/Sullivan have never struck me as being particularly noteworthy. Some of them are unique: the 105 with its crazy Newland Street Housing route or the 97 for its Gateway Center detour. But...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 25, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Let me be clear right from the start: never take this bus from beginning to end. No one in their right mind would use this bus (which takes about a half hour in total) to get from Malden Center to Sullivan when the train can do it in a few minutes. So basically,...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 25, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
“Redstone Shopping Center – that sounds really cool!” was my first thought when I boarded the bus. Is it as cool as it sounds? Find out as we take a trip through the heart of Stoneham on the 132… The first thing to note is that the 132 leaves...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 10, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
This is the last Silver Line route to be reviewed on this blog! Huzzah! That said, the SL4 follows almost the exact same route as the SL5, and was only created to provide a connection from Dudley to the SL1 and SL2. But actually, it ended up being more useful than it...
