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The BWI Marshall Airport Shuttle is a free bus service provided by Baltimore–Washington International Airport, that connects the airport terminal to BWI Rail Station.The free shuttle connects airport passengers to Amtrak and MARC trains, hence connecting the airport to Baltimore and Washington, D.C., as well as the rest of the Northeastern United States.
A single morning train and a single evening train run between Perryville and Penn Station, and a single early morning train runs from Martin State Airport to Penn Station. [6] Unlike MARC's other two lines, the Penn Line operates all throughout the day and well into the night rather than solely during peak hours.
MARC train led by an EMD E9 (former Burlington Northern) at Jessup in 1994. In October 1986, MARC began testing an Amtrak AEM-7 locomotive, aiming to replace the Arrows with push–pull trains. [21] On February 27, 1989, MARC increased Washington–Baltimore service from 7 to 13 weekday round trips.
Amtrak vice president Bill Norman speaks at the dedication ceremony in October 1980. First proposed in 1964 by Charles Adler, a Baltimore-based inventor of traffic and aircraft safety devices, [6] the station was dedicated on October 23, 1980 – coincidentally, mere hours after Adler's death – and opened for Amtrak intercity and Conrail (now MARC) commuter trains three days later.
In the 2019 fiscal year, MARC Train service had average weekday ridership of 36,375 passengers. [2] State-supported commuter rail operations in Maryland began in 1974 when the Maryland Department of Transportation (Maryland DOT) funded train services from Washington, D.C. along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, later owned by CSX Transportation.
The cars are 75 feet (22.86 m) long, 10 feet (3.05 m) wide, and have a top speed of 70 mph (110 km/h). Cars are semi-permanently attached in married pairs and joined up to form 4-car trains, which is the normal train length. 6-car trains are used during peak rush hours. Each car can hold up to 166 passengers (76 seated, 90 standing). [2]
West Baltimore station is a commuter rail station located in the western part Baltimore, Maryland, along the Northeast Corridor. It is served by MARC Penn Line trains. The station is positioned on an elevated grade at 400 Smallwood Street near parallel West Mulberry and West Franklin Streets extending off U.S. Route 40 .
Odenton station is a passenger rail station on the MARC Penn Line. It is located along the Northeast Corridor ; Amtrak trains operating along the corridor pass through but do not stop. [ 6 ] Both platforms at the station are high-level and are among the longest in the MARC system.