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Play Ball! Transit, commuter trains take fans to the game
What about St. Louis? Metrolink light rail trains are right across the street from the ballpark!
What about Washington, and Cleveland? I’ve done both.
The Toronto Blue Jays ballpark is a short walk from Toronto Union station, and the diesel powered GO trains run every half hour to Aldershot, about 35 miles west of the station, and to Oshawa, about 35 miles east of the station. Many people ride the trains to Blue Jays games
Glad to see more and more transit and commuter agencies stepping up their efforts in special promotions transportation. Even if it does not require extra trains or movements, the marketing opportunity has long been ignored.
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I have taken many trips to baseball game taking the train I have taken Amtrak and NJ Transit to NYC, than the subway to Yankees Stadium. I have taken NJ Transit to Newark NJ and Newark light rail to Newark Bears Stadium. Amtrak to Lancaster Pa, short walk to the ballpark. and many times Patco and SEPTA other trips by rail include Red Sox Fenway Park, Wrigley Field ,Minnesota Twins Target Field in Minneapolis. More trips in the planning stage both major and minor league games
Nothing like a train or LRV full of baseball fans, win or lose. Here in Pittsburgh, light rail ran two-car trains from late morning through afternoon rush to handle the crowds for the Pirates mid-afternoon season opener. Oh, Pirates 1 (in the 10th), Cubs 0.
Boston also has the sardine cans known as the Green Line.
In the Washington DC metro area many fans take the Washington Metro subway to the games. The Green Line Navy Yard/Ballpark stop is 1 block from the center field gate of Nationals Park. Trains run frequently and for many games they put extra ball park shuttle trains between Mt Vernon Square and Anacostia that ferry passengers one way either to or from the ball games. The only negative thing you have to look out for is in the event of a long extra inning night game. The Nats and Metro haven’t worked out any kind of agreemen to extend Metro’s operating hours beyond the normal closing time (i.e. the Nats don’t want to fork over the $35K per game that Metro wants to extend hours), thus if the game goes much past midnight you may have to either leave early, or find an alternate way home which in DC is neither easy nor inexpensive.
The SEPTA news story is correct. However, the picture is wrong.The subway goes to the game. The commuter trains do not. Also,the pictured commuter car has been retired and with rare exception those Ssilverliner IIs and IIIs have been scrapped.
@JOSEPH NAPIERKOWSKI - Be thankful that NEWS WIRE provided photos this time.
And the Pattison Avenue Station of the Broad Street Line is now known as AT&T.
Being from Florida, Miami Metro runs only a couple of blocks away from the Marlin’s ball park, too. Also, growing up in Ann Arbor, MI, I recall taking trains to Tiger Stadium and back for day games, as I would take the commuter train from Ann Arbor in the morning, and return on the Twilight Limited. Thanks to the upcoming construction of Detroit’s streetcar line and restoration of commuter rail in the area, this will once again be possible in a couple of years or so.
I was surprised that the #7 Flushing Line on the IRT, wasn’t mentioned to get to Citi Field. It runs across 42nd. Street. Then, it runs above ground to Citi Field. After the game, you can take in foods from different parts of the world. Try it. You’ll like it.