Status of lightrail

**Galen Sevinne** · 12-03-2008, 04:33 PM

Anyone know if the MTA has solved the problems with the lightrail?

I have been a fan of lightrail since the beginning. I can get from my front door to my stadium seat in less than an hour for about $3. The problem is each year the service gets worse. Last home game against Philly it completely sucked. I swore I would never use it again but am not wanting to pay for parking and sit in a line in a lot at midnight this week.

This country needs more public transportation and I am willing to sacrifice a bit to support its efforts but the nightmare lightrail has become is making it difficult.

**phatboy** · 12-03-2008, 05:12 PM

Don't expect the MTA to be of much help. I calles them earlier in the week concerning the subway and they did not have a clue if it would run past standard hours. Your government in action.

**Bez513** · 12-03-2008, 05:15 PM

GS...I don't know how you do it. After every game I see the huge line to get on the light rail and I couldn't stand waiting like that. If you go south I can see going up to Camden to beat the crowd..but going north...forget it. You would think they'd learn to add more cars and run more frequently for games.

**HoustonRaven** · 12-03-2008, 05:28 PM

I am going to trust my transportation needs and desires to the same politicians who cant balance a check book?

No thanks.

**purplepoe** · 12-03-2008, 05:55 PM

The light rail was a joke from the start.

Poorly planned and on the cheap.

It obeys traffic lights in the city for god sakes.

That said, I dunno what the deal is with the status of the service.

PP

**Galen Sevinne** · 12-03-2008, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by Bez513

GS...I don't know how you do it. After every game I see the huge line to get on the light rail and I couldn't stand waiting like that. If you go south I can see going up to Camden to beat the crowd..but going north...forget it. You would think they'd learn to add more cars and run more frequently for games.

I go south and have my ways to get ahead in line. Last week was the first time I waited more than 15 minutes for a train in a long time. I waited close to hour and twenty minutes. I won't do that again.

**flraven** · 12-03-2008, 07:26 PM

G7,
You live in Severna Park. Isn't there a Ravens bar on Rt 2 not too far above US 50? Perhaps they do a bus to the games? Then again, I used to take a Roost bus from Glen Burnie (I lived in Annapolis) and it took a good long while just to get back to the bar in GB. Then it was another 25 mins down I-97 home.

It really sux that the MTA's Park-n-Ride went away. I know of several fans who got screwed by that. One was an older guy who couldn't get around well. When the Park-n-Ride ended, he could no longer attend.