by Miles Taylor | Feb 17, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
The River LINE’s half-hourly headways are really good considering it’s basically a commuter rail service. But waiting in Riverside, NJ for half an hour on an early Sunday morning? Lemme tell ya, there’s not a lot to do. Yup…this is all there is...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 4, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
Look, I like the River LINE. I know the diesel-powered light rail/commuter rail hybrid from Camden to Trenton is basically there just so NJT can say “Look, we have light rail in South Jersey!”, but it’s great for what it is. It’s reasonably...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 25, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
I don’t know if NJT buses will be part of my jurisdiction yet, but this system fascinates me in how dysfunctional it is – I could talk about how awful NJT is for hours. That’s why whenever I happen to ride one of their routes from beginning to end,...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 22, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
We’ve looked at the Rail Terminal, now it’s time for the bus terminal! How do they compare? Let’s find out. The Atlantic City bus terminal is mostly reserved for NJT’s longer-distance routes, but all the local routes still stop outside the...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 12, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
Considering that it only gets twelve trains per day (or, at the moment, zero trains per day), five-track Atlantic City Station is surprisingly legit. According to ol’ Wikipedia, it was built in 1989, which makes the size of the station all the more surprising....