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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sure. I bought in Station North two blocks away from Penn Station. I actually rented for a year at Nelson Kohl, the apartment literally across from Penn Station, to make sure I actually liked the area and could stomach the commute to Union Station to get to the Hill every day. The commute was a breeze if you don't mind being on the train for an hour in the morning (which most DMV commuters do by the way but they also pay 2 times the rent/mortgage, but I digress).

My hard boundary was not anywhere above North Avenue (incase I had to stay for late votes in and in turn had to walk home from Penn late at night) or anywhere too far in to Mt. Vernon because I wanted to buy a home and not a condo. So it was pretty much concentrated primarily in the Station North neighborhood. Homes sell for anywhere from $180-400k there, which made it really attractive, particularly on a Hill salary.  [/quote]
Thanks!  I never quite grew out of loving trains, so spending an hour on the train each way is kind of a feature to me, not a bug.  Especially if, as you mention, I'd be spending an hour commuting anyway, which isn't hard to do in the DMV.  I commuted by train in Chicago long ago and loved it.

How crowded are the MARC trains?  I assume it's not bad at all leaving out of Penn Station?[/quote]

NP. You should have no problem with crowding at Penn Station, and if you board at the major hubs (like Penn Station and BWI), you get the benefit of using the express trains if you are able to dictate your own work schedule reasonably enough.

Only issue with the MARC is that in bad weather (meaning either very high heat or snow/ice), the Amtrak trains will take priority on the tracks. I often just plan on grabbing the Amtrak in bad weather to save myself the headache, which is just fine with our budget since the MARC passes are such a good deal. [/quote]

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