This is also the site of one of Baltimore's biggest attractions, Oriole
Park at Camden Yards. Oriole fans arrive here by MARC or MTA Light
Rail throughout the Major League Baseball season to watch games in
Baltimore's beautiful stadium. A few blocks East of the station is
Baltimore's Inner Harbor, which draws thousands of tourists and
shoppers throughout the year. Harborplace and the Gallery offer a
multitude of shops and restaurants, and the National Aquarium and the
Maryland Science Center provide additional entertainment.
According to a recent announcement in Trains, MARC has canceled
its Oriole ballgame service, due to a drop in ridership from 1500 to
400 passengers on game nights. While the regular commuter service
will still bring fans to the games on weekdays, the trains stop
before the conclusion of night games. At the moment, MARC seems to
be operating a bus service to return fans to the D.C. area, but I do
not have any information on how long this will continue.
Just south of Camden Yards is Bailey Wye, a junction between the CSX
mainline and the line running into the coal docks and other
industries around the Port of Baltimore. This is a great railfanning
site, accessible via the many side streets in the area, with a small grassy
noll in the center. All of the heavy traffic passing through
Baltimore traverses this wye, as well as the numerous local freights
heading for the port facilities.
Camden Station
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's old Camden Station is now the East
end of MARC's Camden Line. Trains depart from here for Washington
D.C., traveling along CSX Transportation's mainline.
