Fast train
September 25th, 2008I just found out about (and rode) the until-now-secret-to-me 32-minute MARC from DC’s Union Station to Baltimore’s Penn (7:21AM – 7:53A; right on schedule). I suspect that this train exists for the purpose of quickly returning a MARC car to the other end of the line for another rush-hour return trip, but it seems that putting a small train on a similarly fast route in the the other direction would increase interest in Baltimore City living (and having another run at night for the return commute). It’s 15-20 minutes off the normal ride, but I think that’d make the difference in the feasibility of a commute with additional transport tacked onto either end.