MARC debuts weekend bike car service between D.C. and Baltimore
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http://www.waba.org/blog/2014/12/all-aboard-marc/
“Starting this weekend, you can take your bike on select MARC trains running between Baltimore and D.C. on the Penn Line. MARC outfitted two rehabilitated passenger cars to carry passengers and their full-size bicycles. The bike cars will run on weekends between D.C. and Baltimore, for now.
Bike cars will be easy to spot: they’ll have bike themed graphics on the outside of the train, including “THE BIKE CAR” in big letters. The train car provides roll-on / roll-off service: there is no need to box up or fold your bike. At some train stations the platforms are level which makes rolling your bike on fairly easy. At non-level stations, you will need to be able to carry your bike and personal belongings up the stairs to load your bike. No reservations are available—it’s first come, first served. If the bike car is full, folding bikes are still allowed per MARC’s current policy. Bike trailers are not allowed.”
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The WABA blog post includes several photos of the new bike cars, both the interior and the exterior.
I guess this means that you would have to bring your bike into Union Station. Has anyone tried this before? If bikes were prohibited from the station before, they would have to be allowed now, at least to get to the MARC platforms.
I’ll have to try this out next spring.
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