by Miles Taylor | Jul 26, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Man, I had forgotten how much I love the C. It’s the most reliable of the Green Line street lines, plus it has an absolutely gorgeous right-of-way! My friend Sam and I walked along its entire distance to see every single stop, so we’re gonna be taking a...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 11, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Yes! I finally got a trip on the EZRide! I see these all the time whenever I’m in East Cambridge on a weekday, and I’ve always wondered what the heck they are. Well, the mysteries behind these strange blue buses plying the streets of Cambridge have finally...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 8, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
One line has Alewife. Another line has Wonderland. But none of those can compare to the might and power of…Heath Street? Heath Street, with its strange “V.A. Medical Center” subtitle that sounds like “D.A. Medical Center” on the trains?...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 7, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Nathan and I got on the train at Brigham Circle heading outbound. The train pulled up to a light and waited about 45 seconds for it to change. Finally, we went through the intersection and arrived at the stop just on the other side (a few hundred feet), where Nathan...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 5, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Ah…we’re starting to get to the sketchy part of the E. No longer do we have the gorgeous buildings of Northeastern University, the Museum of Fine Arts, or the Longwood Medical Area. No longer do we have super wide platforms. No longer do we have those...