Gilroy Road
McCormick Rd
Warren Road
Gilroy Road (although the white lettering on the station’s black shelter just says Gilroy) is the northernmost point of the mainline of the Baltimore Light Rail being double-tracks. The line becomes single-tracked just north of the station (as the entire line was single-tracked with passing sidings when the line opened in the 1990s before lots of investment in double-tracking in the 2000s). The station though isn’t a suitable terminus for rush hour trains (when half of all trains terminate at Fairgrounds).
The station consists of two side platforms that begin at the grade-crossing of Beaver Dam Road and run north. The station is parallel to and runs along the eastern side of Gilroy Road. The platforms northern ends are just before a grade-crossing with two tracks for a driveway into the main plant for the McCormick & Company that distributes spices and seasonings worldwide (which is headquartered in Hunt Valley). Just north of the grade-crossing the two tracks switch onto one and become single traced. This means northbound trains will often have to pause at the station waiting for a southbound train to clear the single-tracked section.
Passenger amenities are a single 9 pane by 3 pane black bus shelter in the middle of the Northbound platform (for some reason) containing a bench on one side and Ticket Vending Machines on the opposite side. Luckily there are pedestrian grade-crossings at each end of the platform, and in the middle of the platform by the shelter since most passengers are boarding southbound trains at this station.
Photos 1-27 taken on August 31, 2024;
