If you live in Baltimore, you can appreciate the beauty of this old train station. It is the main…read moretrain station in Baltimore and was designed by New York architect Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison. As I said, it is old and was built in 1911 in the Beaux-Art style. Thankfully, there has been some renovations that were completed in 2024 that included a newly polished façade, refurbished windows, new roof, and upgraded lighting. You can now see the beautiful color of the green tiles that were part of the original design of the station that have been hidden for years. It was wonderful to see our local train station restored to its former glory. When you look at the front, you will see five rounded openings and three central archways that are used as the entrances to the station with sets of triple doors. When you step inside, do look up and take in the beautiful, domed, stained-glass skylights. Moving along, there is a waiting area for passengers with old wooden benches. Thankfully, there are elevators to take you down to the tracks if you need it. What is still ugly to me, but fine for others, is the sculpture out front. It just does not go with the beauty of this train station. It was placed there in 2004 and sculpted by Jonathan Borofsky as the centerpiece of a re-designed plaza in front of Penn Station. It is a 51-foot-tall aluminum statue, named Male/Female. You be the judge if it belongs here or not! We used the Red Cap Service at Penn Station in Baltimore to catch our Acela train to New York. Tracey, the Red Cap, was such a help to us. She expertly took us and our luggage down to the train with plenty of time to board, store our luggage in the train car, and get us settled. We were in the quiet car, which we appreciated. Although this Acela was not one of the new trains, we had an uneventful ride to New York with no delays due to the hot weather.

Penn Station in Baltimore isn't large. When you enter, restrooms are to your left, and you may…read moreenter the Dunkin Donuts from that corner, Amtrak windows are to your right, along with a small newsstand, and ahead of you is a rounded booth with people you may inquire with and train information posted above them. Just behind them is the hall with the lettered gates. We were told ours would most likely be Gate E. Honestly, it seemed every train was Gate E during our wait. Communication could be improved. When we went through the gate and down the stairs, there was no train waiting. So when they announced "last call" we wondered if we had already missed the train or had accidentally gone to the wrong track. Fortunately the train arrived shortly thereafter.

I would say it is 3 and a half stars. It can be rather slow and tends to be broken in areas needing…read morebus bridge. I wish this was faster and more developed with longer trains. It is quite handy and goes to the airport, Camden Yards, M&T, across a good stretch of the city, and some but way too few trains to Penn Station. I wish it was about 15-20 minutes rather than 30 to Penn Station.

Never on time...lost my job because of late light rail ...small trains packed full of ppl…read more Dangerous

It's a nice little area. Easily my favorite light rail stop. I used to take this stop home after I…read morewould go to speed skating practice or to the whole foods. Visually, it brings the best things of Baltimore together.

Our full day on the Royal Trolley Tours was.... wonderful! Edgar, our guide/driver, was very…read moreknowledgeable, entertaining, courteous, respectful, fun, and just a good guy! We met the trolley at the arranged pickup time, and left within 10-15 minutes. Edgar told us about the tour, how things worked, what to expect, and how the day would go. We had to wait within that 10-15 minutes for "Mr. H" to arrive, and take care of any outstanding administrative loose-ends (people that had to pay the balance on their portion of the tour). So, having to wait for that really was no problem. Throughout the day, Edgar pointed out and informed us about the various landmarks/buildings that we drove by along the way. Whenever we came to one of our stops, he pulled over, and explained exactly how much time we had at the site, how to access the site, and where he would pick us up, if it was different from where he dropped us off. Yes, we saw the majority of the monuments/memorials that any tourist would want to see when they visit Washington DC. Our trolley was not brand new, I would call it "gently broken in." It was clean, and you sit on bench-type seats (for 2 people)), that have comfortable red cushions on them. The windows are open, there is no glass, but there are (on the outside), plastic type coverings that can be easily rolled down for inclement weather. When it's hot outside, the breeze coming in through the open windows was truly a welcome blessing. Lunch was provided with our full day tour. It was a good boxed type lunch, with a sandwich wrap with chips. The Trolley Service did have bottled water for all of us too, which you could help yourself too throughout the day. So, would we recommend Royal Trolley Tours - you betcha!!!! Edgar was incredible! The full day tour was wonderful, with enough walking, and enough driving, it all balanced out. This was definitely the way to see the monuments/memorials in Washington DC. Thank you very much Royal Trolley Tours! Denver, Colorado salutes you!

Our first evening in Washington DC was jump started with a fun informative rolling and walking tour…read moreof all the major sites. This allowed us to get our bearings so we could "backfill" in the days to follow. William, the guy with the hat, was extremely informative and knowledgeable. He was also funny and engaging. The tour guide, driver and supervisor were all extremely caring, considerate and patient. You never felt rushed and really felt appreciated as a customer. My wife and I gave this tour a 5 star because we wouldn't hesitate to recommend this company, enjoyed the coverage this tour included and how considerate and caring the staff was. In addition and unexpected, they provided cold water, rain ponchos to keep and dropped you off at your hotel after the tour. Excellent experience.

Lovely grounds. Restroom time. The attendant is there …read more Very grateful to have this place today. Thanks to the architects , and all the people that maintain this fine space of respite. Grateful to you for all the hardwork you do to care for us all.

This is a very nice little place in maryland where you could check out magazines and books of…read morethings to do in maryland and maps.The only thing they don't have here which they need is a big maryland sign.So you could take pictures in front of it instead of getting off the road.

Nice MARC station in suburban Baltimore County close to the Baltimore Beltway. Have Ubered and…read moreLyfted here a few times from suburban locations or work in NW Baltimore to save time. Wish more trains and connecting busses ran through here to make it a more reliable option than Penn or BWI.

This is a better MARC station than many. The parking lot is very big and the platform is long and…read morewith several overhangs to avoid the rain. It also has a ramp to the platform from the parking lot and an elevator, if you can't do stairs. The north-bound platform is on the side with the parking lot. For the southbound platform, you have to either take stairs or the elevator to a pedestrian bridge across the tracks to the opposite side. Beware that the elevator is slow and not very big, so there will likely be a wait to use it.

This is where I pick up the Light Rail in the morning to head to the MARC train for my daily…read moresojourn into the world of work. It's okay, I guess - the location works very well for me since it's only a 2 minute walk to the house and back, but there are issues with this station for me: - It's just creepy, to put it bluntly. The stop is not very well lit, which makes it really, really unnerving in the early morning. Add a huge abandoned building looming over the southbound side (it used to be the Planned Parenthood headquarters) and it's enough to make your skin crawl sometimes. Safety is a real concern here, especially if you're alone waiting for the train. There are a few folks that like to sleep under the roof at the Greyhound building across the street, too, and while they don't bother anyone, I have seen some suspicious looking characters from time to time. Be careful. - Constant improvements going on, which you would think would be a good thing. However, when half of the sidewalks are ripped up or blocked off, etc., it makes navigation of an already creepy area difficult. They just painted the benches because of the constant graffiti. That is one thing that I've noticed, though - whoever patrols this area makes sure that graffiti and other undesirable elements are usually removed right away. This area gets a lot of spray painted crap everywhere, but it's also gone pretty much the next day. I don't know who's keeping up with it, but it's appreciated. It's not bad, but be careful in the early morning(s) if you have to wait here by yourself. I would highly recommend waiting with someone you know, if you can. They do occasionally have transit police waiting here toward the weekends, which is good. On occasion, I've seen rats running on the tracks here in broad daylight. Ugh. Just a heads-up for those who may be squeamish about such things. (I know I am, heh.)

Sufficient light rail stop, in great walking distance to midtown neighborhoods, parks, ammeneties…read more(and my house :). Will update the review once they have completed the upgrades later this summer!

I went on the UCLA Alumni Trip that was hosted by AESU. It mirrors one of their general tours they…read moredo (Europe Up and Down?) but the UCLA alumni center sold most of the spots to it. There's some commission thing involved. Let me say that I did not expect as much travel time. Three to four hour bus rides were common on this trip, as was waking up at 6 to 7 AM to get on the bus. If you can't sleep in cars, you may not want to do one of these trips. We jammed 11 countries in 19 days. I wish we spent more time in some of the cities rather than bouncing after a day or two. In belgium, we literally only stayed in Brussels for 2 hours... It was a really good experience though. While it's on the expensive side as far as college organized tours, most of the places we stayed at were pretty nice (with the exception of Paris - you know they banked our money when booking that hotel). Traveling alone is also no problem, as a surprising number of travelers did not book with somebody else. If you're expecting some relaxing vacation, look elsewhere. This is a fast paced, lets-do-everything tour with a packed itinerary. Our tour guide, Jamie, was really good. A former pro volleyball player in Europe, he now is a teacher who does tours on summer vacations. He's completely professional and extremely fun at the same time. Overall? Pretty good experience, but if you have the chance to study abroad take that instead. Becoming "local status" in one city versus doing one-day touristy stuff appeals to me more. When booking a tour like this: -Watch out for # of people per room -See how many countries they are trying to go to -Check what the age range is for tour groups. Some prefer high schoolers.