5pm train to Shady Grove stops way down track - and you have to fight your way in. Don't worry about being polite because the other riders certainly won't be.
For Union Station entrance, avoid the closest fare gates across from pay station machines; the sensors on these gates always malfunction. Use the fare gates opposite the elevator.
Stick to the Front of Glenmont / Silver Spring trains for Union Station (Amtrak/MARC/VRE). Reverse for Grosvenor / Shady Grovetrains. Doors open on the left.
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