The MARC

Elite '08

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Mike V.

San Francisco, CA

I only use the MARC for getting to BWI, and only on Friday afternoons (since it doesn't run on weekends, so hope you get one of the $17 AMTRAKS home, or just take the Bus to the Metro).  It's a little hectic getting on, but if you've got a suitcase you can throw you weight around a little.  Good luck once you get on though.  There's no where to stash your bag and good luck if you get a disgruntled commuter who wants the seat next to you.

I almost got into a fist fight with a guy who kept saying "it's a commuter train, not a an airport shuttle" and insisted I somehow make my entire suitcase and carry-on and my girlfriends suddenly "disappear".  Good think I'm 25 and he's 40  and I look like I'm in good shape, but seriously, the people on this train can be rude, pushy and annoying (but the MARC itself is a phenominal service, so you just suck it up and thank god you're not on the bus from the Green Line station)

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Britt W.

San Francisco, CA

LOUD conversation of 3 young "professionals" already invading my personal space aboard the MARC this morning:

Dude #1: Hey man, you still going to that salon?
Dude #2: Yeah man, every week.
Chica: You know, you should really do the spray tan instead.
Dude #1: Ah no, that stuff is too orange.
Dude #2: Naw, actually it's really great, they've really improved it.

*fast forward 30 seconds*

Dude #2: Yeah I met him, he was so feminine. You know, that type of guy that just acts overtly gay. ugh, makes me sick.
Chica: Yeah, I totally believe that you can choose to be gay or not.  
Dude #1: Oh absolutely, it's like they all just do it for the attention.
Me: Umm, excuse me, is this train going to DC?
Dude #2: Uhh, yes.
Me: Ok, good. By the sound of your conversation I thought we were headed for some podunk town filled with bigots and ignorant morans like yourselves.

True story!*

Minus 2 stars for the cretinous douchebags I had to sit next to.
Plus 2 stars for getting me out of Baltimore quickly and cheaply.

*Except for my last comment. I may or may not have made that up. Truth is... I'm scared of republicans.

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Lynne P.

Baltimore, MD

MARC is wonderful, no matter how you slice it, for saving us schmoes who commute to DC in an attempt to make real money the gas and aggravation of (2)95. There are trains leaving Union Station for Baltimore almost every hour, AND the City Paper says we are cool.

If you ride Camden, and you've never tried Penn, try it for a smooth, upscale experience. But I'm sure you've had to try Penn already, because they'll stop running the Camden if someone spits on the rails.

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Adam M.

Orlando, FL

It really is great...a shame it doesn't run on weekends.  Easy to BWI or to baltimore and cheap!

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