ANNAPOLIS — The federal government has awarded nearly $28 million in seed money to a private venture that seeks to build a high-speed magnetic-levitation train between Washington and Baltimore. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced the grant on Saturday. Maryland officials ...

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To bypass the century-old Howard Street rail tunnel, a chokepoint for East Coast commerce, state and city government officials have come to a tentative agreement with CSX Transportation Inc. to build an intermodal rail facility in Southwest Baltimore.

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WASHINGTON — Fares are going up for riders of Washington’s Metro transit system. Metro’s board of directors voted Thursday for the first increase in bus and rail fares in the system in two years. The hike raises the average rail ...

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WASHINGTON — Metro says it will inspect more than 450 train cars after a break part fell off an orange line train. Metro says a metal disk called a “friction ring” fell off the train Friday around noon near the ...

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WASHINGTON — Metro has pulled 16 rail cars out of service as a precaution because they have the same brake equipment as a car that experienced a problem earlier this week. Metro said Wednesday it pulled cars out of service ...

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Rawlings-Blake wins primary Hours after easily winning Baltimore’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said she plans to take aggressive strides in local economic development, including a restructuring of the Baltimore Development Corp. TIF payments fall short Baltimore officials this ...

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In a somber speech devoid of applause lines, Gov. Martin O’Malley sought support from business leaders Wednesday evening in finding the money to address the state’s growing transportation needs. O’Malley, in a speech to the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, did ...

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