by Miles Taylor | Jul 30, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Gosh, it’s too bad the 13 and the 29 end so far apart from each other. Seems like the only way to take each of them from beginning to end is to ride out and back. Hang on…what’s this? A Flex bus in West Warwick and Coventry? And it connects the two...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 25, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
For RIPTA standards, the 13 is about as far out as you can get on a local bus. In fact, this route goes so far out that it doesn’t even go to Providence! That’s right, we had to get this thing from the Warwick Mall. Boy, I sure do love that bus stop...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 14, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, so this is the 59x. It’s an express route that runs three trips in each direction every day. And…uh…well, just take a look at the bus it was using… UMMMMMMMMMM… Alright, so we’re riding a tourist trolley to Slatersville!...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 13, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Finally, we’re going back to civilization! Sorry, all that Woonsocket and Burrillville stuff was starting to wear me down. Let’s just take the 9x back into Providence! Oh man, that rain is a-comin’ down! It was pouring, so the bus was a very welcome...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 12, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
This is the complete and utter wrong type of route to run as a flex. “Where you going?” the driver asked when Sam and I got on the 282 at its Walmart timepoint. “Sayles Ave,” I responded. “Where the 9x stops.”...
