It’s about time I posted something about operating trains in Maryland. The MARC is the train system that goes between DC and Baltimore; as well as between DC and Harpers Ferry, by way of MD; as well as continuing up past Baltimore to Perryville. It only operates on the weekdays and it runs on about an hourly basis on most lines. It’s not the speediest form of transit in the area, but it’s something. One of my biggest transportation wishes for the state is to have 7 day expanded hour MARC service. I almost feel like people who could take the MARC every day, don’t do so becasue they are afraid of that time that they’ll be late in the office, and I feel like those who could live in one city and use the MARC to commute to another, don’t do so becasue they’ll be cut off on the weekends. Also, by “people,” I mean myself.
Today’s contest, name the kind of engine seen here.
7 responses so far ↓
1 Guy // Apr 25, 2008 at 5:40 AM
Nice. A cool train photo with a sermon.
2 shelly // Apr 25, 2008 at 8:14 AM
rusty. his name is rusty.
but its not that kind of contest, is it?
3 Jess // Apr 25, 2008 at 1:44 PM
While I was trying to cheat on this contest I read the MARC FAQ online. Man, people who frequently ask questions of MARC are a whiny bunch. “Why did you buy the old gallery cars? Why isn’t the service better? I don’t like the single-level cars.” Pull yourselves together.
4 shelly // Apr 25, 2008 at 5:14 PM
jess! i read that too…. i think they missed the ponit of FAQ. its like they didn’t realize they didn’t have to take ACTUAL questions from riders.
5 SPUNKY // Apr 26, 2008 at 12:21 AM
I can’t imagine why you would be featuring train locomotives like a GP40WH-2 shortly after my visit. A coincidence? I think not! Ciao!
6 Jeff // Apr 29, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Well the Marc FAQ is just about as useful as the Marc engines on a saturday. Also WH-2, that was unexpected.
7 Dickerson Train Station // Jan 16, 2009 at 12:21 AM
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