by Miles Taylor | Oct 23, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
I was very lucky to have taken the FR 6 in the outbound direction. Going outbound, it’s just a nice straight shot to Walmart. Coming inbound, it has to do a strange jog to serve…Battleship Cove. Except Battleship Cove hasn’t been directly served by...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 21, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
The 2 turned out to be a dastardly one to ride. Earlier in the day, Sam and I had tried to get it from its Shaw’s terminus to ride it around its long terminus loop, but it had left Shaw’s early. Surprise. I had to grab it later from the Fall River Terminal...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 5, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Time for a short route that’s not particularly noteworthy. Okay, it’s the FR 8! We left the parking lot of Bristol Community College and turned onto Elsbree Street, which soon passed Durfee High School. There were some suburban businesses as we turned onto...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 2, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
It’s time to go west! Leave the constraints of Fall River and escape to the idyllic countryside of Swansea! It’s home to such wonderful points of interest as, and this is a direct quote from Wikipedia, “Swansea Motor Inn (featuring water...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 23, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
What was my first impression of the 9? Well, I couldn’t really form one…because the bus never showed up! Sam and I got to the first stop five minutes early, but I guess that was a little too late – the rascal left before we got there. All was lost....