by Miles Taylor | Jan 14, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
I was gonna do the Beverly Farms/Prides Crossing combo during the morning rush one day in the summer, but nope – the conductor decided to just skip Beverly Farms, which is a flag stop, without asking anyone if they were getting off there. I ended up at...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 14, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
A mere 0.8 miles away from Prides Crossing, we have a station that actually gets, you know, service. What does Beverly Farms have to offer over its microstation cousin? We’ll find out. The platform. Okay, the outbound side of Beverly Farms has basically nothing,...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 13, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Wow, I totally forgot to post this after North Beverly, but anyway…this is going in reverse from what I actually did one summer day, but I walked from Montserrat to North Beverly in half an hour! Who knew they were within somewhat close walking distance? Well,...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 11, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
In the 90s, Mishawum was on top of the world. With its attractive highway location, it had a huge parking lot, a Logan Express bus connection, and tons of riders. Then, in 2001, Anderson/Woburn opened up. All of a sudden, Mishawum became almost completely obsolete,...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 11, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Mike N. sent in another guest post, this time of the terminus of the Franklin Line: Thanks to my uncle Robert, I was able to get some footage and review the station at the end of the Franklin Line. Let’s hop right into this review! The station is very snowy, however...
