by Miles Taylor | May 14, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
The WRTA loves to take one bus and use it to single-handedly run some sort of “bonus route” on the system. For a while this took the form of a downtown shuttle, whether it was the small free loop of the 80 or the larger un-free loop of the 40. Eventually...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 27, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
The 25 has really shifted around throughout the past few years – as far as I can remember, it’s had three different termini since I started paying attention to the WRTA. The one commonality between the route’s various permutations is its 0.8 mile...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 13, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, I’m gonna take an SRTA break here to cover a one-off WRTA route. And hey, it’s the final long-distance route on that system! Ready to go to the exciting town of Southbridge on the 29? I know I am! Ah, right. The WRTA runs with “flag”...
by Miles Taylor | May 8, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Sam and I barely made the 42! We ran and ran and ran and we couldn’t find a stop, so we just kept going down Southbridge Street until finally, we came across the strangest bus stop in Worcester: WOAH! Goodness, the 558 is longer than I thought! Yeah, I...
by Miles Taylor | May 7, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
The 6 is a lot like the 3, except longer. Not only is the route longer, though – we also got the WRTA’s awesome full-sized Proterra on this thing! Oh my gosh, it was a beauty in every conceivable manner! YES! OH MY GOSH, THIS IS AWESOME!!! We began at...
