by Miles Taylor | Apr 17, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
So…a four-minute bus ride from Wyoming Hill to Oak Grove is the difference between spending $6.25 to get into Boston and spending $2.25 to get into Boston. Uhhh…well, if you really want to take Option 1, you’ll be using Wyoming Hill. Yup, it’s...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 14, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, this station definitely used to be called “Melrose/Cedar Park,” with a slash. I guess we’re not doing that anymore? Alright. Fine. Let’s look at Melrose Cedar Park. One sign says “Melrose-Cedar Park” and the other...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 13, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Oh…well, that’s what I get for complaining about Ballardvale. North Wilmington proves that things can always get worse. See that raised bit over there? That’s the platform. So yeah…what have we here? There’s a section with a Haverhill...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 12, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
This is one of those Commuter Rail stations that just begs the question: how? How can a station be this badly designed? Ballardvale is truly an enigma! Huh… Okay, Ballardvale clearly used to be two tracks, because the platform is abnormally wide. It’s just...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 3, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Well, this was a surprise! NBC was still with me, and I was worried that North Billerica was going to be boring – apparently, that is absolutely not the case! Looking down the ol’ platform. Okay, we’ll start with the platform, which is the least...
