by Miles Taylor | Jul 9, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, will someone please tell how “Readville” is pronounced? Because I’ve been pronouncing it the same way someone would pronounce the town “Reading” – “Red-ville”. The automatic announcements on the 32, however,...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 30, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Hoo boy, we are going deep into Park-and-Ride Land today, people. After Alewife, Quincy Adams has the largest park-and-ride garage on the entire system. And unlike Alewife, which has seen lots and lots of development, Quincy Adams is still kind of in the middle...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 28, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
And here we are at the end of the Needham Line! Is there a big shiny terminus? Well, unfortunately not. There’s just Needham Heights. The station’s shelter. Firstly, this station does have official MBTA parking, with 100 spaces. It may not seem like much,...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 28, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Alright, we’re moving north to the middle of the three Needham Commuter Rail stations (or at least the ones with “Needham” in their name – sorry, Hersey). Nestled right in downtown Needham, Needham Center may not be tranquil like its southern...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 24, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
I’ve been to a few Commuter Rail stations so far with old station buildings. They always look very nice, but have relatively boring uses functionally. I mean, we’ve seen old buildings used as a club, a barbershop, and a closed visitor’s...
