by Miles Taylor | Jan 12, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
If South Station is the king of MBTA stations, then North Station is most certainly the queen. (Back Bay is like the 6 of hearts or something.) This massive complex features 10 tracks, serving both the Commuter Rail and Amtrak Downeaster to Maine; an underground...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 26, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Here’s a second opinion of the 66 from Jordan King: The last time I rode the 66, it was a crazy route that was always late either because a bus broke down or there were severe traffic problems. But that was like a year and a half ago so I figured why not take...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 17, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
As if Holyoke Gate wasn’t confusing enough, the 66 had to go ahead and stick “Dawes Island” in there. I mean, come on! Let’s just put the terminal at Johnston Gate where all four above-ground Harvard buses go and be done with it!...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 12, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
No, this is not the closest station to Fenway Park. Why does everyone think that? Oh, is it the really misleading name? Yeah, that’s probably it. The station is actually named after a road called the Fenway. But even the station tries to tell you it’s the...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 4, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
A long time ago, on one of my very first for-fun bus trips, my father and I took the 459 up to Salem. I mentioned in that post how we got stuck up there, and a 459 back to Boston never showed up. At one point, there was a 450 that came, but for some reason I...
