The Board of Public Works approved a contract Wednesday that will shift operation of MARC’s Camden and Brunswick passenger lines to the Pennsylvania subsidiary of a Montreal-based rail company, finally ending a process that began more than two years ago. ...

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The Board of Public Works delayed a decision Wednesday that would have awarded a Pennsylvania rail company the right to operate MARC’s Camden and Brunswick lines.

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A rail company with ties to the Holocaust was not selected by the Maryland Department of Transportation to run MARC Commuter Rail Service in the state, ending a government furor that began more than two years ago.

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The deadline for proposals to take over operation of two MARC commuter rail lines passed Monday, but the Maryland Transit Administration declined to release the names of bidders. The lucrative rail contract sparked a fervor in the General Assembly this ...

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ANNAPOLIS – The House of Delegates Monday approved legislation that would force the French national railroad to publish records regarding its role in the Holocaust in order for its subsidiary to win a MARC train contract. The compromise legislation, which ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers and representatives of the French national railroad say they’ve reached a deal that would force a greater accounting of the railroad’s role in the Holocaust and allow its subsidiary to seek a lucrative MARC train contract. ...

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ANNAPOLIS – A Keolis Rail Services America official reaffirmed on Friday the railway’s interest in running two MARC commuter rail lines, despite legislative efforts targeting the company’s majority shareholder. State lawmakers from both parties are pushing legislation that would require ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Leo Bretholz wants the French national railroad SNCF to own up to its participation in the Holocaust if it is to win a lucrative state deal to run a pair of MARC commuter rail lines. Bretholz escaped from ...

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