Submitted by MeanMrBiter t3_11dovjn in baltimore
The schedule says that on Saturday the last train from DC to Baltimore is 10:45pm. But I’ve been forcing myself to use the 9:30 just to be safe. Does anyone regularly rely on the 10:45? Is it trustworthy?
It's not like a whole train will go "nah not feeling it tonight bruh" train schedules are basically inviolable
Worst case scenario you miss it, go up the escalator and get a greyhound, they run all night and will drop you behind horseshoe casino
You know I kinda do think in that direction. Just one time they just decide not to do it lol
I, too, have anxiety 😀
Except Amtrak. I’ve been left in bumfuck no where on a Sunday night by Amtrak after waiting 3 hours for the train to show before they say it’s canceled
The is a big difference between Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor vs elsewhere. Elsewhere, they get delayed by the miles long freight trains that are too big to pull off. That's not an issue on the Amtrak owned Northeast Corridor.
Nah. The freight train was only 30 min of the delay. The rest was them canceling the train for repairs or something.
I keep forgetting about Greyhound. Also, doesn't Amtrak go all night as well or did that change?
If you’re departing from Washington DC to Penn station, you can rely on the schedule will be on time (+ or - 10mins). Just be sure to be at the station a few minutes before the train actually is scheduled to depart.
Why would it not be trustworthy? It’s a published schedule from a state agency. Most disruptions to that schedule would be posted too
To be fair most of the schedules published by the MTA are pure works of fiction. Just that the MARC ones seem to be accurate. Same can not be said for local bus, light rail, etc.
I remember when I first moved to Baltimore and was planning to take the subway to work, and like a fool I looked up the schedule and trusted it
Yes this is accurate and the train does run. I take it that late occasionally.
There’s also Amtrak and greyhound if you miss it.
Last Amtrak is before the last MARC I think unless you count the 3:30am one
Ooop, you're right. There used to be an 11pm train, but that stopped a few years ago.
I've taken it several times. Not regularly by any means, but 3 or 4 times in the last year. It's been running every one of those times on time.
It's reliable. Just don't be the guy running towards the train at 10:44 pm.
If you do miss the train, the Northeast Regional sometimes runs an Amtrak or two. Bit more expensive, but it'll get you home.
Yeah i did it for a show in late January in DC. Had to leave during the last band's set but I was there to see the opener so it worked out. Got back to the station at 10:30 and the train left a little after 10:50
jessiewicz t1_jaa2gzn wrote
MARC isn’t like the bus system where they just disappear even though they’re listed. Unless it’s posted on the MTA twitter/social media that a train was cancelled it will run. It’s much more likely that a train is delayed than just cancelled unless there is another option to accommodate passengers.