cpontani wrote:Excursions? Now THAT's a good idea. Seriously. You bring in new potential customers. However, I don't know what kind of barriers you'd have to deal with venturing from the existing system/territory. But there are venues already within the system that they can partner with to exploit some traffic. Weekend service to the O's? Racetrack packages?
I've heard that MARC used to operate service to Orioles' games a while ago, but cancelled it for some reason. I know that MARC used to (and probably still does) operates excursions out west to WMD, WV, and PA, but I think that's it.
IMHO before MARC/MTA considers any other expansions, the current expansion plan to Delaware and Virginia needs to be completed, as those are the two most viable expansions. Currently those plans are in limbo thanks to the economy, and the budget deficit. MARC was actually forced to cancel
existing service for this year.