Adventures in Absurdity on Boston's Public Transit

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

I got to Government Center at 6:07, and they had a table set up for security checks. But they weren't actually checking anyone. I walked...

I got to the stop at 8:04. A train showed up at 8:07 but I could see there was another train right behind it, so I decided to take my chance...

I go to Government Center at 7:16 and ran to catch a C line train. Not only did I miss the C line train, but I also hurt my foot. Clearly, I...

I got to the stop at 7:57 and ran to catch a train right away. I switched to the second car at Kenmore, but, unusually, the second car was e...

I got to the stop at 8:09, and a train arrived at 8:12. I got off at Copley at 8:19. The next train came at 8:20, but was too crowded. The t...

I got to the stop at 8:13, and the first train that arrived at 8:18 was too crowded for me to fit onto. How crowded was it? Well, the next t...