by Miles Taylor | Nov 25, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Another boring Worcester Line infill station? Well, at least Ashland is the last one… Holy moly, that’s a lotta commuters! The majority of the Ashland platform is low-level, with everything you would expect at a modern Commuter Rail station: a typical...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 24, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Southborough…I dunno, it’s Southborough. Not much to say here. The platform. Southborough’s platform is a long low-level affair, with bike racks and shelters on both sides (featuring a bit of historical information) and benches and wastebaskets...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 23, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
The Worcester Line is interesting because past Boston Landing, it’s basically half accessible and half non-accessible stations. What’s more, the line is split halfway between them, with all of the non-accessible stations in a clump; ditto for accessible...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 13, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
This is one of the biggest jumps I could possibly make – we’re going from the PVTA in western Mass to an MBTA station just a few towns away from Cape Cod. And just like the Cape itself, Middleborough/Lakeville is a boring place. Boom, roasted! Sorry, I...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 31, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Oh yeah. I’m doing it. You guys have been requesting this for months and months and months, and now it’s finally here. We’re checking a big one off the list today – it’s time to look at what is quite possibly the most iconic station on...