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Amtrak’s new trains are arriving soon. Here’s what to expect.
Amtrak plans to soon roll out the first clutch of trains in its shiny new Airo fleet, first to the Cascades route and then to the Northeast Corridor.
Over 200 firefighters battle massive warehouse blaze in Baltimore
More than 200 firefighters battled a massive blaze that broke out at a west Baltimore warehouse, disrupting Amtrak service in the area.
Maryland, Northeast rail to get boost in 15-year plan
A coalition of transportation agencies and Amtrak released a 15-year plan of rail improvements for the congested Northeast Corridor.
$4B Amtrak tunnel replacement project in Baltimore has begun
Replacing Amtrak’s Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel will take a least a decade to complete. But the $4 billion rail project has officially begun.
Md., 14 states oppose Trump plan to allow LNG shipments by rail
The attorneys general of Maryland and 14 other states said this week that they oppose a Trump administration proposal to allow rail shipments of liquefied natural gas, arguing the trains will share tracks with passenger trains and travel through congested areas.
Passing through Perryville: Two crude-oil trains a day
A Baltimore judge ultimately will decide whether two national railroad companies can prevent a state agency from releasing information about their shipments of crude oil through Maryland.
MARC tweaks schedule for furloughed feds
WASHINGTON — With many furloughed federal workers in the nation’s capital going home early Tuesday, MARC commuter rail is adjusting its afternoon schedule. On MARC’s Brunswick line, a special midday […]
MARC, VRE warn of speed restrictions
WASHINGTON — Virginia Railway Express and MARC are warning passengers that travel may be slowed by heat-related speed restrictions. The temperatures on Wednesday afternoon and evening aren’t expected to be […]
Maryland Moment – Mirror MARCs
Two MARC trains pick up passengers Thursday at Penn Station. One was headed to Washington, D.C.; the other to Perryville. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)
D.C. shows off new Metro trains, upgrading 1970s look
WASHINGTON— The nation’s capital city is showing off a sleek new design for its subway trains, the biggest visible change to the cars since the system opened in the late […]
MARC sets monthly on-time record
MARC trains set a monthly record in August for on-time performance, the Maryland Transit Administration said Monday. The trains — which include those that run on the Penn Line, Brunswick […]
CSX to restart trains after derailment
ELLICOTT CITY — CSX says trains should be moving through Ellicott City again soon, resuming a route that had been stopped after a train derailment there killed two young women. […]
