by Miles Taylor | Oct 4, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
When Googling which New York subway line is the most scenic, I ended up on some forum. Everyone said to ride either the 7 to Flushing or the F/G to Smith/9 Streets, and we decided to do the 7 (though we did Smith/9 Streets on my more recent trip to New York –...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 25, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
We took some interesting elevated lines on our trip to New York, but we also took a lot of underground lines. This is a post that covers all of the trips we made in the boring subterranean world. Coming into Penn Station from Amtrak, we did the exact same E to 6 trip...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 20, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Let’s be honest: assuming there’s no traffic, driving is both quicker and cheaper than taking the train to New York. But there often is traffic, and that can be pretty stressful. Flying is also stressful, what with security and the fact that it’s a...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 27, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Though our hotel was right near Burlington’s 1 bus, we ended up taking a ride on one of Montpelier’s buses. See, we were coming back from Burlington and decided to stop off at Vermont’s capital to walk around. I picked up a bus schedule at the...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 18, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
You’ve got a big, ugly, abandoned elevated track that just looks awful. What’s a city to do? Well, convert it into a park. of course. That’s what High Line Park is. It starts at 30th Street (though it’s being extended northward) and runs...
