Mike Kreiner, who commutes to DC and uses the endangered 10:05 p.m. MARC train from Union Station to Baltimore, says he'll move to DC if they cancel the train. Cutting back on public transit is not what government should be doing, even in a recession. Kreiner emails:

I just signed a six month lease in Bolton Hill before reading this article. I work at the US Patent Office and was planning on commuting via MARC. If there's no late train I will most likely move back to the DC area following my lease. If that happens, MARC will lose a monthly pass customer. Also, I plan on buying a house in the next two years. I was hoping to buy a house in Baltimore, but I'll have to rethink that plan as well. I can live without the 11pm train, but I was counting on having the 10 o'clock train when I decided to move. Thanks for drawing attention to this issue.

Surely he is not alone. The fact that the 10:05 doesn't have a ton of ridership is not evidence of its uselessness. People need it as an insurance policy, to use every now and then if they work late. Otherwise they have to drastically alter lifestyles.