by Miles Taylor | Nov 14, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
GATRA! GATRA GATRA GATRA GATRA GATRA! I MISSED YOU, MY FRIEND! IT’S BEEN TOO LONG! LET’S HEAD DOWN TO WAREHAM ON THE…UH…”Wareham/Middleborough/Lakeville MBTA Connector.” Really slips off the tongue, GATRA. Wait, that says “OWL...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 16, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Surprise! How’s about a video review on this lovely Thursday evening? A walk from Pembroke to Halifax after taking GATRA’s shuttle turned a bit crazy…
by Miles Taylor | Jun 12, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
One of the strangest things about the GATRA is that it’s composed of many different “systems” that don’t really connect and have nothing to do with each other. Some of the most isolated of those systems are the rush hour-only commuter shuttles:...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 9, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Why on earth would I come to Hanson, you ask? Could it be to ride the rush-hour only GATRA shuttle from there to Pembroke, you ask? Why, yes, that was exactly why I came to Hanson! Before I can review that exciting GATRA shuttle, though, I have to...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 24, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
If there was ever one redeeming factor about the GATRA, it was that its buses could be reasonably trusted to arrive on time. I never had any doubt that their routes were at least reliable, and even if they were late, it was never more than five minutes or so....