by Miles Taylor | Dec 11, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
My friend Michael and I had just walked from Central Square, Cambridge all the way down to Roslindale. Sitting in an empty pizza joint eating really bad pizza, we silently looked out the window at Washington Street. Night was falling. Finishing the food, we stepped...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 7, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, I certainly had a lot of praise for Mass Ave, going as far as to call it the best station on the Southwest Corridor. I still stand by that, but it has to be said that Mass Ave’s southern neighbor, Ruggles, is quite impressive. With an Orange Line station,...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 5, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Woah, a subway station review! There aren’t many of these left… and yes, I know I still have to do a bunch of the downtown transfer stations. I say best for last, my friends, best for last. With that said, here’s a station that…well,...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 2, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Since Fairmount and Hyde Park are so close together, passengers essentially get a choice between the two. There are advantages to both. Since Hyde Park is on the busy Providence Line, as well as the Franklin Line, it gets frequent service, while Fairmount does...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 30, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, guys, I have another pronunciation problem. So, based on the way Fairmount is spelled, I’ve always assumed the second syllable is pronounced like “mountain”. But according to a local I met on my walk to the station, it’s pronounced like...