by Miles Taylor | Mar 18, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
I think downtown Brockton is pretty widely considered to be…well, let’s say a “sketchy neighborhood”. And train stations are usually where the sketchiest parts of sketchy neighborhoods happen to be. I have to wonder, then, if it’s a...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 12, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Welcome the MBTA’s outermost station in Massachusetts! Yes, we are truly in the wild west right here. Well…the wild west if it had multi-story buildings and a fairly busy downtown. Okay, so Fitchburg might not be a true frontier, but its gateway station is...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 5, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Usually when a station name has “north” (or any other direction) in it, you expect there to be a station in the center of town, as well. Unfortunately for Leominster, it’s stuck with this northern park-and-ride station. Luckily, North Leominster is a...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 29, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
You know, I could always just stay in Gloucester. Gloucester’s real nice. I mean, how about I review West Gloucester? Or perhaps Gloucester’s neighboring town, Rockport. I hear that’s even more beautiful! Sigh…or I could take a look at...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 27, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Yes! It’s been way too long since I’ve reviewed a Commuter Rail station with some character! Serving throngs of beachgoers in the summer and hardy commuters in the winter, Gloucester Station is right where the action is (almost) in a beautiful North Shore...
