Friday, September 21, 2012

Maryland Transit Administration preps for crush of inauguration travelers - Baltimore Business Journal:

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The MTA will offer regular service on the MARC Penn Line from Baltimoreto D.C., and limited service on the Brunswick and Camdenh lines on Jan 19. The MARC trains do not usually operatre on the federal Martin Luther King holiday. Commuter bus shuttle servicd will also be offered fromvarious park-and-ride locations to D.C. metr o stations. On inauguration day, Jan. 20, MARC trainb service will operate on a special schedule beginningv at5 a.m. until 9 a.m., and resuming from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the Camden and Brunswick lines. The commutee buses will operate on the same schedule from several locations. The MTA will launchg an inauguration Web page on Friday providingv details onthe initiatives.
“Th inaugural events will draw record crowdx levels and are a greag opportunity to showcase the important role publidc transit plays is transporting commuters and visitora alike throughoutour state,” MTA Administratioh Paul Weidefeld said in a statement. Inauguration organizerss have projected crowds to be as high as 3 milliomn people forthe event.

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