The Maryland Transit Administration advertises light rail service for one hour after the end of Orioles games. This did not happen on Sunday, June 28. The game was over at 10 p.m., and there was no southbound train until a complaint was made and a train came at midnight.
About 250 people were waiting for the train, which shrank to about 135 by midnight. This included five people in wheelchairs who had no means of taking a cab. Two northbound trains did run between 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m., but these only picked up at Camden Yards. These trains stopped at the Baltimore Convention Center but did not open their doors even though there were seats and plenty of standing room available.
The second northbound train announced that another train was coming directly after it, but this wasn't true, as the final northbound train came about 11:30 p.m. The following people should be fired: whoever is responsible for scheduling these Oriole game trains and the two drivers of the northbound trains who refused to pick up passengers and shut their doors.
People, including a child, who stood waiting were harassed by street people trying to claim they owned the baseball mitts of some of the waiting children. This entire incident is a disgrace to the MTA, the city and the state of Maryland.
Alex Lopata, Crownsville