42-954: Pennsylvania Station or Penn Station may refer to: Current train stations [ edit ] Baltimore Penn Station New York Penn Station Pennsylvania Station (1910–1963) , the predecessor to the present New York City station Newark Penn Station Train stations formerly called Pennsylvania Station [ edit ] 30th Street Station , Philadelphia, formerly Pennsylvania Station–30th Street Exchange Place station (Pennsylvania Railroad) , Jersey City Harrisburg Transportation Center , formerly Pennsylvania Station, Harrisburg Union Station (Pittsburgh) , or Pennsylvania Station Wilmington station (Delaware) , formerly Pennsylvania Station 1907–2011 Cleveland Union Depot , later known as Pennsylvania Station Pennsylvania Station (Cincinnati) Subway stations [ edit ] 34th Street–Penn Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) ,
84-431: A dining car or restaurant car to allow passengers to have a meal during the course of their journey. Trains travelling overnight may also have sleeping cars . Currently, much of travel on these distances of over 500 miles (800 km) is done by air in many countries but in others long-distance travel by rail is a popular or the only cheap way to travel long distances. One notable and growing long-distance train category
126-425: A "maelstrom of criticism". Its defenders cite the contemporary imagery and artistic expression as complementing an urban landscape, while opponents criticize what they decry as a clash with the station's Beaux-Arts architecture and detracting from its classic lines. The Baltimore Sun editorially characterized it as "oversized, underdressed, and woefully out of place". Several proposals have been made to convert
168-917: A New York City Subway station ( A , C , and E trains) 34th Street–Penn Station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) , a New York City Subway station ( 1 , 2 , and 3 trains) Other uses [ edit ] Penn Station (restaurant) , a restaurant chain See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Pennsylvania Station All pages with titles beginning with Penn Station Pennsylvania Railroad , namesake of these stations Penn Center Station , former name of Suburban station, Philadelphia Penn Medicine station , in Philadelphia Penn Street station , in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania Topics referred to by
210-572: A fixed schedule and have priority over freight trains . Passenger trains may be made up of a number of passenger cars hauled by one or more locomotives, or may be made up of self-propelled railcars . Car design and the general safety of passenger trains have dramatically evolved over time, making travel by rail remarkably safe. Some passenger trains, both long-distance and short-distance, use bi-level (double-decker) cars to carry more passengers per train. Passenger trains hauled by locomotives are more expensive to operate than multiple units, but have
252-602: A higher passenger capacity. Many prestigious passenger train services have been bestowed a special name , some of which have become famous in literature and fiction. The first occasion on which a railway locomotive pulled a train carrying passengers was in the United Kingdom in 1804, at Penydarren Ironworks in Wales , when 70 employees of the ironworks were transported 9 miles by an engine designed by Richard Trevithick . The first passenger train in regular service
294-636: A raised "island" of sorts between two open trenches, one for the Jones Falls Expressway and the other for the tracks of the Northeast Corridor (NEC). The NEC approaches from the south through the two-track, 7,660-foot (2,334.77-meter) Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel , which opened in 1873 and whose 30 mph (48 km/h) speed limit, sharp curves, and steep grades make it one of the NEC's worst bottlenecks. The NEC's northern approach
336-1114: A train consisting of a single passenger car (carriage, coach) with a driver's cab at one or both ends. Some railways, e.g. the Great Western Railway , used the term " railmotor ". If the railcar is able to pull a full train, it is more likely to be called a " motor coach " or a "motor car". The term "railcar" is sometimes also used as an alternative name for the small types of multiple unit that consist of more than one coach. Rapid transit trains are trains that operate in urban areas on exclusive rights-of-way in that pedestrians and road vehicles may not access them. Light rails are electrically powered urban passenger trains that run along an exclusive rights-of-way at ground level, raised structures, tunnels, or in streets. Light rail systems generally use lighter equipment that operate at slower speeds to allow for more flexibility in integrating systems into urban environments. Trams (also known as streetcars in North America) are
378-411: A type of passenger train that runs a tramway track on or alongside public urban streets, often including segments of right-of-way for passengers and vehicles. Heritage trains are often operated by volunteers, often railfans , as a tourist attraction or as a museum railway. Usually, the trains are formed from historic vehicles retired from national commercial operation that have retained or assumed
420-433: Is a train used to transport people along a railroad line. These trains may consist of unpowered passenger railroad cars (also known as coaches or carriages) hauled by one or more locomotives, or may be self-propelled; self propelled passenger trains are known as multiple units or railcars . Passenger trains stop at stations or depots , where passengers may board and disembark. In most cases, passenger trains operate on
462-543: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Baltimore Penn Station Baltimore Penn Station— formally, Baltimore Pennsylvania Station— is the main inter-city passenger rail hub in Baltimore , Maryland . Designed by New York City architect Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison (1872–1938), it was constructed in 1911 in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture for
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#1732772567565504-655: Is high-speed rail, which generally runs at speeds above 200 km/h (120 mph) and often operates on a dedicated track that is surveyed and prepared to accommodate high speeds. The first successful example of a high-speed passenger rail system was Japan's Shinkansen , colloquially known as the "bullet train", which commenced operation in October 1964. Other examples include Italy's LeFrecce , France's TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse, literally "high speed train"), Germany's ICE (Inter-City Express), and Spain's AVE (Alta Velocidad Española). In most cases, high-speed rail travel
546-493: Is meant to supplement the current building by accommodating all passenger-oriented functions with the expectation of increased traffic from the potential installation of a high-speed rail line, will be bordered by Charles Street to the west, Lanvale Street to the north, St. Paul Street to the east and the facility's railroad tracks to the south. The existing Penn Station's restoration began in 2021, with its upper levels converted into office space and restaurants and shops occupying
588-546: Is the 1873 Union Tunnel , which has one single-track bore and one double-track bore. Penn Station is the eighth-busiest Amtrak rail station in the United States by number of passengers served each year. The present Pennsylvania Station is the third railroad depot on its North Charles Street site. The first one was a wooden structure built by the Northern Central Railway , a subsidiary of
630-440: Is time- and cost-competitive with air travel when distances do not exceed 500 to 600 km (310 to 370 mi), as airport check-in and boarding procedures can add at least two hours to the overall transit time. Also, rail operating costs over these distances may be lower when the amount of jet fuel consumed by an airliner during takeoff and climbout is taken into consideration. Air travel becomes more cost-competitive as
672-542: The " Liberty Limited " to Chicago and the "Dominion Limited" to Toronto , Canada. The Baltimore Light RailLink now operates over much of the Northern Central Railway's right of way in Baltimore and Baltimore County; however, the spur connecting Penn Station to this right of way is not the route originally taken by Northern Central trains. Baltimore Light RailLink service began in 1997. As part of
714-567: The Checkers speech , in which he said his dog Checkers had been held for him at "Union Station in Baltimore," the station's former name. In 2004, Baltimore , through its public arts program, commissioned sculptor Jonathan Borofsky to create a sculpture as the centerpiece of a re-designed plaza in front of Penn Station. His work, a 51-foot (15.5 m)-tall aluminum statue, named Male/Female , has generated considerable controversy ever since, with The Baltimore Sun reporting what it called
756-667: The Pennsylvania Railroad . It is located at 1515 N. Charles Street , about a mile and a half north of downtown and the Inner Harbor , between the Mount Vernon neighborhood to the south, and Station North to the north. Originally called Union Station because it served the Pennsylvania Railroad and Western Maryland Railway , it was renamed to match the PRR's other main stations in 1928. The building sits on
798-658: The United States began in the 1830s and became popular in the 1850s and '60s. The first electric passenger train was exhibited at the Berlin Industrial Exposition 1879 . The first successful commercial electric passenger train, the Gross-Lichterfelde Tramway , ran a year later in Lichterfelde . Long-distance trains travel between many cities or regions of a country, and sometimes cross several countries. They often have
840-417: The next generation of high-speed Acela Express trains start running along the Northeast Corridor in 2021. A spokesman for Penn Station Partners stated at a presentation of its tentative plans to the public on August 13, 2019, that they will seek city and state funding to help pay the total $ 400–600 million project cost. Included would be a new concourse and other station enhancements to accommodate
882-646: The 1920s and 1940s, Savarin Restaurants provided full-service dining rooms at Baltimore Pennsylvania Station, Washington Union Station , and others. The Savarin Restaurant, located at the west end of Baltimore's station, was originally decorated with Chesapeake Bay-themed murals and had an entrance and exterior signage directly fronting Charles Street. By the early 1960s, the Savarin had ended table service and offered counter-service only. Penn Station has been
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#1732772567565924-536: The 1970s and 1980s, Amtrak also offered service to Harrisburg and Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, St. Louis , Missouri, and Atlantic City, New Jersey . Before Amtrak's creation on May 1, 1971, Penn Station served as the main Baltimore station for its original owner, the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), though passenger trains of the Western Maryland Railway also used Penn Station as well. It was also served by numerous PRR commuter trains to Washington,
966-583: The Mount Vernon neighborhood with downtown; the southern terminus is Baltimore's Camden Station . It is also a major station on MARC 's Penn Line commuter service to Washington. Most Penn Line trains terminate here, with some continuing to Martin State Airport or Perryville . Amtrak owns the station, which serves nine of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor services. Acela and Northeast Regional trains from Penn Station serve destinations along
1008-579: The Northeast Corridor Improvement Project, the station was restored to its 1911 appearance in 1984. The station's use as a Western Maryland station stop allowed passengers from Penn Station to ride directly to various Maryland towns such as Westminster , Hagerstown , and Cumberland . Passenger service on the Western Maryland ended in 1958. Baltimore Penn Station is also used for MARC train storage during
1050-528: The Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C. Some Regional trains from the station continue into Virginia and serve Alexandria , Newport News , Norfolk , Roanoke , and points in between. Other long-distance trains from the station serve: Although Amtrak owns the station, its Superliner railcars cannot enter due to inadequate clearances in the B&;P and Union tunnels. In
1092-563: The PRR, that began operating in 1873. This was replaced in 1886 by the Charles Street Union Station, which featured a three- story brick building situated below street level with a sloping driveway that led to its entrance and a train shed that measured 76 by 360 feet (23.16 by 109.73 meters). It was demolished in January 1910, for construction of the present edifice, which opened on September 15, 1911. Between
1134-689: The ancestor of the MARC Penn Line. Well-known streamliners of other railroads, such as the Southern Railway's Southerner and all-Pullman Crescent Limited , the Atlantic Coast Line's Champion , and the Seaboard's Silver Meteor , were operated by the PRR between New York City and Washington, D.C., stopping at Baltimore's Penn Station to board passengers destined for southern points served by those railroads. Until
1176-399: The character, appearance, and operating practices of railways in their time. Sometimes lines that operate in isolation also provide transport facilities for local people. Much of the equipment used on these trains' systems is original or at least aims to replicate both the look and the operating practices of historic/former railways companies. Passenger rail is one of the modes of travel with
1218-873: The conventional rail infrastructure to support trains that can operate safely at higher speeds. Many cities and their surrounding areas are served by commuter trains (also known as suburban trains), which serve commuters who live outside of the city they work in, or vice versa. More specifically, in the United States commuter rail service is defined as, "short-haul rail passenger transportation in metropolitan and suburban areas usually having reduced fare, multiple ride, and commuter tickets and morning and evening peak period operations". Trains are very efficient for transporting large numbers of people at once, compared to road transport. While automobiles may be delayed by traffic congestion , trains operate on dedicated rights-of-way which allow them to bypass such congestion. With
1260-501: The expected increase in passenger volume. Amtrak, for its part, has earmarked $ 90 million in federal funding for related improvements to the station and its tracks. Amtrak and the Penn Station Partners development team headed by Beatty Development Group and Cross Street Partners unveiled plans to construct a three-level train terminal just north of the existing station on October 15, 2020. The new structure, which
1302-411: The furthest points of the journey. This practice allows less populous communities to be served in the most cost-effective way, at the expense of a longer journey time for those wishing to travel to the terminus station. Higher-speed rail services operate at top speeds that are higher than conventional inter-city trains but below high-speed rail services. These services are provided after improvements to
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1344-519: The ground level. In a June 8, 2021, editorial, The Baltimore Sun reported that the controversial male/female aluminum statue is not shown in the development team's conceptual drawings for the station plaza. The developers said no decision has been reached about its future and the newspaper called for public input on the issue. The station is the northern terminus of the Baltimore Light RailLink 's Penn–Camden shuttle, connecting
1386-400: The late 1960s, the PRR also operated long-distance trains over its historic Northern Central Railway line from Penn Station to Harrisburg and beyond, such as "The General" to Chicago, the "Spirit of St. Louis" to its Missouri namesake, and the "Buffalo Day Express" and overnight "Northern Express" between Washington, DC, and Buffalo, New York . As late as 1956, this route also hosted
1428-417: The passenger railroad. The partnership is composed of Beatty Development Group and Cross Street Partners. In April 2019, it was announced that development would encompass a transit-oriented hub of apartments, shops, offices, a hotel, and redevelopment of nearby property owned by the passenger railroad. Amtrak describes the plan as creating a premier regional transportation hub to accommodate passenger growth as
1470-517: The region's primary intercity railroad station since 1958, when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ended all passenger service north of Baltimore, subsequently closing Mount Royal Station in 1961 and eventually reducing service at Camden Station to local commuter trains only by 1971. On September 23, 1952, Richard Nixon , then a U.S. Senator from California and the Republican Party 's nominee for Vice President, gave what became known as
1512-529: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Pennsylvania Station . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pennsylvania_Station&oldid=1221974262 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Station disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Pages using New York City Subway service templates Short description
1554-522: The same trackage (though not simultaneously), as well as producing a more comfortable ride for passengers. "Inter-city" is a general term for any rail service that uses trains with limited stops to provide fast long-distance travel. Inter-city services can be divided into three major groups: The distinction between the three types of inter-city rail service may be unclear; trains can run as InterCity services between major cities, then revert to an express (or even regional) train service to reach communities at
1596-729: The travel distance increases because the fuel accounts for less of the overall operating cost of the airliner. Some high-speed rail systems employ tilting technology to improve stability in curves. Examples of tilting trains are the Advanced Passenger Train (APT), the Pendolino , the N700 Series Shinkansen , Amtrak 's Acela and the Spanish Talgo . Tilting is a dynamic form of superelevation , allowing both low- and high-speed traffic to use
1638-448: The upper floors of the station into a hotel. Proposals from 2001 and 2006 were announced but never completed. In 2009, Amtrak reached an agreement with a developer for a 77-room hotel to be called The Inn at Penn Station. This project stalled along with many other hotel proposals in Baltimore. In December 2017, Amtrak awarded a contract to Penn Station Partners for improvements to the station and redevelopment of nearby property owned by
1680-399: The use of bilevel cars , which are tall enough to have two levels of seating, commuter rail services can haul as many as 150 commuters per train car, and over 1,000 per train: much more than the capacity of automobiles and buses. In British and Australian usage, a "railcar" is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term is usually used in reference to
1722-577: The weekends and overnight via off-peak service times on tracks 2, 3, 5, and 8. Penn Station offers a magazine store that sells quick necessities, and two restaurants: Dunkin' Donuts and Java Moon Cafe. Parking is available at the station through a garage with 550 parking spaces, owned by the Baltimore Parking Authority. ZipCar also has three vehicles based at the station. All of the following are filed under Baltimore, Independent City, MD: Passenger rail A passenger train
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1764-675: Was a horse drawn train on the Swansea and Mumbles Railway which opened in 1807. In 1808, Trevithick ran a passenger-carrying exhibition train called Catch Me Who Can on a small loop of track in London. The exhibition, which ran for two weeks, charged passengers for rides. The first steam train carrying passengers on a public railway was hauled by Locomotion No. 1 on the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 , traveling at speeds up to 15 miles per hour. Travel by passenger trains in
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