by Miles Taylor | Oct 5, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Well gosh, that’s a simple title, isn’t it? It doesn’t really give away the multimodal nature of Springfield Station: multiple Amtrak lines, freight traffic, a possible commuter rail system, intercity bus lines, and the hub of the entire PVTA. Looks...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 3, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Holyoke was a newer addition to the newly-rerouted Vermonter, and it shows. This thing was designed with people in mind, and unlike Greenfield and Northampton, it actually has a full high level platform! Would you like to see more? If not, then you probably should,...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 2, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Is it possible for a transit center built in 2010 to look like it came from the 1970s? The Holyoke Transportation Center tries to answer this question, and clearly, the answer is a resounding “Yes.” *Ahem.* Case in point… Yeah…this is it. Gotta...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 3, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
A guest post from Phillip Byrne about North Quincy. Thanks, Phillip! Continuing south on the Braintree Branch of the Red Line, North Quincy is about 2 minutes to Wollaston. Going north it’s eight minutes to JFK/UMASS, the longest distance between 2 stops in the subway...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 31, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Huh…y’know, this station is practically identical to Greenfield, and yet…yeah, I just don’t like it nearly as much. Why could this be? Well, we’ll have to take a look and find out. Here’s Northampton Station! Well, this platform...
