by Miles Taylor | Feb 8, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Holy moly, this station is incredible! Not since Route 128 have I seen a Commuter Rail station with this much stuff! Could Anderson/Woburn be as good as that station, which received a perfect 10? Let’s find out! Looking down the platform. This is a modern...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 30, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
So, why Wilmington? Well, my friend Nathan and I were debating whether to visit this station or North Billerica. The reason we chose Wilmington was because we’d have a little more time before the next inbound train came. Cool story, huh? The parking lot....
by Miles Taylor | Jan 20, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Two stations half a mile apart…on the Commuter Rail? That’s rare on the Red Line, let alone the MBTA’s regional rail service. And yet, despite being so close together, Wedgemere still holds its own against its neighbor, Winchester Center. Indeed,...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 14, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
An elevated Commuter Rail station? Oh wow, that’s cool, I’m sure I’ll love it! Oh wait, it’s also falling apart? Shoot…well, we’ll have a look at Winchester Center anyway. One of the station parking lots. The parking system in...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 21, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Wait…so this is an Old Colony station…in a town center? No, no, I simply can’t believe it…and yet here it is! Sure, this isn’t “downtown” Scituate, per se (the Greenbush Line doesn’t serve that, alas), but it’s...