An Evening Commute with Amtrak and Baltimore's NEW Station Announced!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Hello and welcome to Baltimore Penn station! Today we are going to be taking an evening commute up to Wilmington on Amtrak’s Northeast Regional!
Trip Information
Train Number: Amtrak Northeast Regional 138
Locomotive: Siemens ACS-64 - 624
Consist: 9 Amfleet 1 Coaches
Departure Time: 6:38pm
Arrival Time: 7:28pm
Journey Time: 0 hr 50 min
Ticket Price: $14.00
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I love how Amtrak is being used more and more… I honestly thought people was going to let it down after the pandemic. Great vid!
It’s been awesome to see Amtrak’s resurgence after the pandemic. And thank you!
in 2000, this was my home station - replacing New Carrolton AMTRAK Station as my home station for that year - as I was going to school at the MWTC in North Baltimore
(southern portion of the Morgan State University campus). My bus connections were both via MTA commuter bus - 3 to Penn Station and the Inner Harbor, and to the MWTC (Eddie Murray line - 33) and Baltimore Eastern High School and the old Memorial Stadium site.
What a neat looking station! Too bad scaffolding had to block it. I'm pretty stoked for what's to come with the new refresh!
It’s a shame it was covered up, but it’s the price we pay for progress! I too can’t wait for the remodeling to be complete, and hopefully I can get back out to the corridor when it opens in a few years.
More platforms, additional tunnel west of station. The platforms at least are under construction. A lot has changed since this video. Steel beams over the platforms to the future MARC concourse. If you disregard the signs a bit there is elevator access to each platform. The quickie mart in the station is useful as it sells hardback books and the people working anywhere at Penn from the taxi stand on back are super great to talk to. A famous-for-many-reasons new sculpture is outside. Ironic it’s not the B&O station, the oldest railroad in the US or probably the world outside of Europe. I guess that’s Camden, closer to downtown.
Also, taxis are cheap in Balto.
68 miles in 48 minutes is blistering.
I had no idea the Baltimore station was so grand. Thanx for showing it
Another excellent video! I really hope Bmore can revitalize itself. It's my hometown and it's sad to see it in such a state. A new train station is a good start, though! BAL has always been a little dingy at track level.
Why thank you! I think the new station plans will be a breath of fresh air for Baltimore. That new north concourse looks great, and with the revitalization of the old station building, I’m sure it will become focal point on the northeast corridor.
Thank you for this in-depth video it’s really appreciated 🙏🏽
I wish their was a dedicated easement between Baltimore Penn Station and Mt. Royal-U. of Balt. station.
It's so annoying and ridiculous the light rail doesn't connect anymore
Can't wait till the station is complete. The NE corridor really has some grand stations but Baltimore needs a makeover. Amtrak did a nice job converting the Farley post office building into Moynihan station. The east coast feels like one big interconnected city.
Appreciate all your vids, next month I am taking a vacation that revolves using the Northeast Corridor and associated commuter rail as the main mode of travel over the course of 10 days. The planning wouldn't have been possible without your trip reports.
Sounds like a great time! And I'm so glad that my videos could be of assistance in planning your travels. I know from first hand experience that organizing long trips takes a ton of effort, so if my videos made it any easier, then I have done my job well. Safe travels!
My idea of a evening commute DC-Baltimore is on MARC Penn Line, $8 fare etched in stone compared with Amtrak tariffs. The Camden line over CSX to Oriole Park stadium is also an option.
Unfortunately, Amtrak is the only way to get between Baltimore and Wilmington, as there is no proper commuter service to bridge the gap between SEPTA and MARC.
@@LonestarTrips there have been plans to extend MARC from Perryville to Newark, Delaware where SEPTA has limited service. Adventurous folk have put together local bus itineraries to connect between SEPTA and MARC.
Yeah I’ve seen the expansion plans. Hopefully they go through sometime soon.
@@centredoorplugsthornton4112 Sadly, MARC barely runs any trains all the way to Perryville and don't run any at all on the weekends, and likely the same would be true if they ever extend to Newark.
@@Cookiejarlid DC-Baltimore-Martin Airport runs on weekends.
I'm being picky picky all in fun, but Newark, DE is pronounced New-Arrrk. 😊 Love your videos.
2:20 Ok I gotta know as someone who has used that train station to travel all my life, how surprised were you by how lightweight the door was (Or better question: How surprised were you to see the door being held open by the wind)?
I thought this was one of those dreaded Shorts not a full albeit shortish video. Are you going to make 2 a week from now on?
I’m not sure tbh. I would like to do two a week, but I don’t necessarily have the time to make it a reality. It just so happened that I found the time this week to make another one, but it’s possible next week doesn’t line up as well. Once we move into the summer months, I’m going to aim for two a week, as I won’t be dealing with school/work.
Hello! I just started watching your videos about 2 hours ago and I have not stopped, for some reason I really like your videos and wanted to know what editing software you use? Also GREAT video!
You have no idea how happy it makes me to hear that people truly enjoy my content. I'm glad to have another fan on board, and I hope to see you around! To answer your question, I use Adobe Premiere Pro to edit.
@@LonestarTrips ok thank you for telling me and I watched so many of your videos earlier not even joking and now I’m thinking about taking a trip on Amtrak maybe across the country!
@@LNR_Trains You totally should! I'm planning on doing a TON of travel across the US this summer, so maybe we'll cross paths!
@@LonestarTrips oh that would be cool lol and I was planing to go to Seattle cross country and maybe on the keystone this summer! Just they can sometimes get a bit pricey😬 but I can always try lol!
@@LNR_Trains Yeah, ticket prices can be quite high on long distance routes, but it's definitely worth it. The keystone is a great ride too, and for relatively cheap, so I highly recommend it.
Nothing irritates me more on the Northeast Regional that the people who park themselves in the cafe car and use the booths as their own personal work space for hours on end when they aren’t even eating things from the cafe. I’m always happy when I get a train with staff who will kick them out to make room for people who want to eat.
Also, Baltimore Penn Station does look beautiful! Hopefully some day I will have a reason to stop there.
Agreed 100%. That being said, I have found myself taking a table to get some editing done, but I do my best to only set up shop when the car is less busy. And I hope you’ll get to visit Baltimore penn station someday, if only for a brief layover!
@@LonestarTrips It's definitely reasonable when it's less busy, but when it's lunch or dinner time and the cafe car is super busy, it seems ridiculous to have only one person occupying each booth. What the northeast regional really needs is some table style seating in the coaches that business travellers can use to get work done without using the dining area. Even just a couple per car like the MBTA has. Maybe the Venture cars will have it, although I doubt it.
@@newenglandskier13 I know for a fact that business class coaches have table seating, but it's limited to two, so not really a lot of capacity there. I think the venture coaches may have had one set of tables in the center of each car, but again, not a lot of capacity.
@@LonestarTrips I guess that's better than the current situation!
If I needed a "reason" to ride a train, I never would have ridden one once my mom bought our first car when I was 11. (I'm 75 now).
Are these dedicated passenger tracks or they shared with freight trains?
The tracks are owned by Amtrak, and as such, it’s one of only a few places where passenger trains take scheduling priority. There are still a few freight trains, but it’s nothing like the rest of the routes across the US.
Great, now if they could just build an entirely new Baltimore around it they'd have something.
Haha if only…
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What?
@@LonestarTrips well 4 a future film.
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