<p dir="ltr">Yes, indeed! I've been a happy MARC commuter for all of the 10 years we've lived here.</p>
<p dir="ltr">#1 is to note the "L" on the schedule for most trains that stop at Riverdale. In practice what that means is you should subtract 5 minutes from the printed departure time ours you're likely to miss the train!</p>
<p dir="ltr">MARCTRACKER.com is a good way to see where your morning train is, and if it's on time or not. (Trains normally do run pretty much on time)</p>
<p dir="ltr">If you have a monthly pass ($135), that also gets you *free* rides on all buses, Metrobus or county bus like "The Bus" our "Ride-on".</p>
<p dir="ltr">If you don't have a ticket in advance you can pay the conductor when boarding here ($5) but get your return ticket inside Union Station to avoid $3 surcharge that applies if you buy from the conductor.</p>
<p dir="ltr">That's about all I can think of off the top of my head....</p>
<p dir="ltr">Dwight</p>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 4, 2016 3:40 PM, "Andrea Huberty" <<a href="mailto:afhuberty@gmail.com">afhuberty@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Hi-</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I'll be starting a new job on Monday, and will be using the Marc train to head into DC. Any tips for a rookie train rider?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Thanks!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Andie Huberty</div></div>
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