Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — Local services in Harrisburg

If you want to pay money to be discriminated against you travel Amtrak. Every time we take the train we sit in the quiet train. My 4 year old knows to be quiet and watch out the window and my 6 month old sleeps every time. Today when we took the train we got on the quite train sat in the front seats so my 4 year old could sit next to me and I could place the stroller in front of me near the bathroom because we all know kids have to pee. My 4 year old was sound asleep and my 6 month old was just about to fall asleep and never once cried like normal and then all of a sudden we were forced to move for no reason other than I had kids. I had to wake my 4 year old up place my almost asleep baby back in the stroller and go sit in a loud train instead of having both my kids sleep and being able to enjoy some quiet time because traveling alone with 2 kids is stressful and I enjoy some quiet time. Next time I’ll use my train money for gas and drive since I won’t be able to relax on a train. We have take the train so many times sat in the quite car and never had a problem and all it took was one rude employee for them to lose us as customers. I will not pay money to be discriminated against...

The city of Harrisburg has a many things going for it. Beautiful architecture of the capital. A baseball team, Italian Lake, walkable downtown, etc. But there are some detractors like the parking authority dressed like random homeless ppl whipping out their ticket machine behind their hoodie to quickly place parking tickets on your windshield. I havent gotten a ticket because I always pay for when I park... but I noticed this practice going on, so I needed to say something. So just make sure you pay for parking and everything will be fine. Also, I did take a cab from the train station once and he refused to use his meter but instead quoted a price. He said it was because he would lose money on the meter, so we started just using Uber instead. However all in all, it's not a bad city. I have had many good times here. Like most PA towns this one is "basically closed on Sundays and Mondays." So keep that in mind if you were wanting to go out to eat. But that's a...

Man, I forgot to review this train station for the longest time, despite going here a number of times. Don't let that amnesia fool you. The station has a historical antiquity that I forgot to appreciate until "the rona" hit, which has rendered it and other stations on the Pennsylvanian line temporarily closed.

The Amtrak attendant at the booth was very nice and helpful in rebooking me with less than 24 hours before my scheduled departure.

There's a litany of metered parking booths that leads up to the front of the building, but they weren't aggressively monitored unless you leave your vehicle. That means pick ups and drop offs are practicable just like many...