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Wes Moore administration to announce Baltimore Red Line will be light rail
The Gov. Wes Moore administration is expected to announce Friday that the reignited east-west Baltimore Red Line project will be a light rail system.
Md. high court weighs whether MTA violated Fourth Amendment
An assistant Maryland attorney general and a defense lawyer battled before the state’s top court Tuesday over whether transit officers violated the constitutional right of light-rail passengers to be free […]
MTA police violated Fourth Amendment, appeals court says
The Maryland Transit Administration violated the constitutional rights of light rail passengers when MTA officers put on a show of force in conducting a sweep of the train cars to […]
Light rail service resumes in stretch damaged in July
Light rail trains resumed running Monday between Oriole Park at Camden Yards and North Avenue in Baltimore. A section of the Convention Center light rail stop collapsed July 8 after […]
Sinkholes shut down downtown Baltimore streets, light rail
Sinkholes have indefinitely shut down parts of two downtown Baltimore streets and interrupted light rail service. News outlets report city officials announced Sunday that sinkholes at the intersection of North […]
Flooding damage closes southern end of light rail system
Flood damage has closed the southern end of the Baltimore region's light rail system for at least two weeks.
Chao and Hogan sign Purple Line agreement
HYATTSVILLE — U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan have signed an agreement to build a 16-mile light rail project in the traffic-congested Maryland suburbs of the […]
Maryland board approves $5.6B Purple Line contract
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved a $5.6 billion contract to build the Purple Line in the suburbs of the nation’s capital. The contract was approved […]
Red Line anger simmers ahead of transportation meeting
Baltimore officials are making it clear they remain upset about the decision to kill the Red Line light rail route ahead of a meeting with transportation officials to discuss improving […]
MTA to close three stations for Cold Springs emergency work
The Maryland Transit Administration announced today that recent heavy rains and soil erosion will require emergency repairs of tracks and land around the Cold Spring Station beginning Friday, June 20, 2014.
Red Line lifeline
If the proposed $2.6 billion Red Line light rail route is built, it has two ways to go. It could be a catalyst in transforming West Baltimore from an economically distressed area with an abundance of vacant properties into a revitalized urban area. Or it could be just another poorly thought-out transportation project that fails to capitalize on its potential.
Md. officials cheer funds for light rail projects
Maryland officials on Wednesday praised initial federal funding announcements for two light rail projects in the president's budget proposal, saying their inclusion puts the state in a strong position to build the projects in the Washington suburbs and the Baltimore metropolitan area.
