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Neither the metro or the lightrail reaches Penn. I don't know who designed the routes. Better connections between DC and BWI would better link the cities but th

Neither the metro or the lightrail reaches Penn. I don't know who designed the routes. Better connections between DC and BWI would better link the cities but they can't even maintain a bus line. Meanwhile, there's a billion dollar for the Silver line...

brianzelip 8y ago
You’re wrong about the Baltimore light rail not reaching Penn Station. See the Camden Yards - Penn Station light rail line, it runs a few times/hour. https://www.mta.maryland.gov/schedule https://www.mta.maryland.gov/schedule
- chungleong 8y ago
  Half a mile walk is not what I'd calling reaching. You can't even see Penn from the light-rail stop.
  - brianzelip 8y ago
    Sounds like you're referring to the University of Baltimore/MICA light rail stop[0], where you have to get off if heading south or heading north but not on the Penn line, to catch the 'Penn Station - Camden Yards' line. I mean, it's in the name of the light rail line...it lets you off right at the station[1]. [0] https://www.google.com/maps/place/University+of+Baltimore+-+Mt.+Royal/@39.3043811,-76.6223318,16.25z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1suniversity+of+baltimore+light+rail+stop!3m4!1s0x0:0x9072928becd4baf5!8m2!3d39.3071109!4d-76.6200028?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/place/University+of+Baltimore+-+... [1] https://www.google.com/maps/place/Penn+Station/@39.3071436,-76.6194336,17.75z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sbaltimore+light+rail+penn+station+stop!3m4!1s0x0:0x9d61d7100956ce66!8m2!3d39.3078052!4d-76.6161103?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/place/Penn+Station/@39.3071436,-...
    - chungleong 8y ago
      Oh, my bad. I don't know how I managed to live a year in the city and not know about the second line. I've only ridden the BWI/Hunt Valley trains.
      - brianzelip 8y ago
        The real criticism of the light rail is that there's really _only_ one line, north to south. And the (part subway) metro train serves a similar route, NW to east side of downtown.[0] 99% of all the light rail "lines" ride the same track. The Penn-Camden "line" veers off the main tracks right at that Mt Royal stop (MICA/UB), and only goes to Penn, then back to the main line at Mt Royal, then headed to Camden Yards. It's probably the least common "line" to see. [0] http://www.urbanrail.net/am/balt/baltimore.htm http://www.urbanrail.net/am/balt/baltimore.htm

brianzelip 8y ago

You’re wrong about the Baltimore light rail not reaching Penn Station. See the Camden Yards - Penn Station light rail line, it runs a few times/hour. https://www.mta.maryland.gov/schedule https://www.mta.maryland.gov/schedule

chungleong 8y ago
Half a mile walk is not what I'd calling reaching. You can't even see Penn from the light-rail stop.
- brianzelip 8y ago
  Sounds like you're referring to the University of Baltimore/MICA light rail stop[0], where you have to get off if heading south or heading north but not on the Penn line, to catch the 'Penn Station - Camden Yards' line. I mean, it's in the name of the light rail line...it lets you off right at the station[1]. [0] https://www.google.com/maps/place/University+of+Baltimore+-+Mt.+Royal/@39.3043811,-76.6223318,16.25z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1suniversity+of+baltimore+light+rail+stop!3m4!1s0x0:0x9072928becd4baf5!8m2!3d39.3071109!4d-76.6200028?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/place/University+of+Baltimore+-+... [1] https://www.google.com/maps/place/Penn+Station/@39.3071436,-76.6194336,17.75z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sbaltimore+light+rail+penn+station+stop!3m4!1s0x0:0x9d61d7100956ce66!8m2!3d39.3078052!4d-76.6161103?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/place/Penn+Station/@39.3071436,-...
  - chungleong 8y ago
    Oh, my bad. I don't know how I managed to live a year in the city and not know about the second line. I've only ridden the BWI/Hunt Valley trains.
    - brianzelip 8y ago
      The real criticism of the light rail is that there's really _only_ one line, north to south. And the (part subway) metro train serves a similar route, NW to east side of downtown.[0] 99% of all the light rail "lines" ride the same track. The Penn-Camden "line" veers off the main tracks right at that Mt Royal stop (MICA/UB), and only goes to Penn, then back to the main line at Mt Royal, then headed to Camden Yards. It's probably the least common "line" to see. [0] http://www.urbanrail.net/am/balt/baltimore.htm http://www.urbanrail.net/am/balt/baltimore.htm