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MARC gets a boost
Last week presented the sort of opportunity that elected officials crave. As Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the gas tax increase into law, he announced a slew of new Maryland transportation projects — $1.2 billion in all — that can now move...
Tags: Transportation, Long Island Rail Road, Amtrak, Martin O'Malley, Public Transportation
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MARC to add weekend service to Washington
Maryland's MARC commuter trains, which have always operated Monday through Friday, will begin offering weekend service between Baltimore and Washington on the Penn Line in coming months. The expansion — put on hold in 2008 when the recession hit...
Tags: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Purple Line (Maryland), Amtrak, Baltimore Red Line, Ken Ulman
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Rail service between Baltimore, DC restored after electrical problems
Rail service between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., which had been suspended for about five hours because of the electrical problem on the Penn Line MARC Train 415, has been restored, said the Maryland Transit Administration. MTA released a statement...
Tags: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Amtrak, Camden Line, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Odenton
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Inaugural logistics
President Barack Obama's second inaugural on Monday is not expected to draw the same number of people to Washington as his historic swearing-in four years ago. However, crowds will still be large, security will be tight and organizers are warning visitors...
Tags: White House, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Mount Vernon, Barack Obama, Odenton
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MARC inaugural trains to D.C. still have plenty of seats left
With two weeks to go until the presidential inauguration, the Maryland Transit Administration still has plenty of seats left on MARC trains headed to Washington's Union Station. The agency is about to ramp up marketing efforts to sell the 7,400 tickets...
Tags: Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, New Services, Odenton, Maryland Transit Administration, Halethorpe
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Gas tax gets a second look
Anyone who believes that political stalemate over raising taxes or a preference for deferring hard choices were problems unique to Congress has probably never been to Annapolis. Even when one party dominates both chambers, as the Democrats do in the...
Tags: Consumers, Fiscal Cliff, Baltimore Red Line, Finance, Martin O'Malley
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Traffic: Accident on I-97 near Route 178
As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, traffic was slow on I-97 southbound near Route 178 in Anne Arundel County, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic on Route 665 near Riva Road in Anne Arundel County, Waugh Chapel Road near Route 3 in Anne Arundel...
Tags: Traffic, Patterson Park, Carroll County (Maryland), Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Maryland Transit Administration
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Traffic: Accident on Loch Raven Blvd. near Deanwood Road
As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, traffic was slow on Loch Raven Boulevard near Deanwood Road in Parkville, due to an accident involving a pedestrian who was struck. Baltimore County police say a female adult was hit by a vehicle early Tuesday morning, but they...
Tags: Traffic, Patterson Park, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Suspicious package temporarily suspends train service at BWI station
Train service to the BWI Thurgood Marshall train station was temporarily suspended Tuesday morning while police officers examined an unattended bag. According to Maryland Transit Administration spokesman Terry Owens, service was suspended around 6 a.m....
Tags: Amtrak, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Maryland Transit Administration
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Traffic: Accident on I-95 near Baltimore-Washington Pkwy
As of 9 a.m. Thursday, traffic was slow on I-95 northbound near the Baltimore Washington Parkway, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic on the inner loop of I-695 near I-95, and Font Hill Road and Frederick Avenue in Baltimore City....
Tags: Howard County, Reisterstown Road, Patterson Park, Amtrak, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail
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Traffic: Accident on Route 295 near Route 197
As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, traffic was slow on Route 295 southbound at Route 197 near Laurel. Accidents were slowing traffic on Brenbrook Drive near Maplebrook Road in Baltimore County and Washington Boulevard near Sulphur Spring Road in Baltimore City....
Tags: Traffic, Patterson Park, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Maryland Transit Administration
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Residents warned to be prepared to lose electricity
Utility and emergency response officials prepared for the worst Friday as Hurricane Sandy churned northward, readying for nearly a foot of rain, hurricane- or tropical storm-force winds, and power outages that could number in the hundreds of thousands....
Tags: Tropical Storms, The Home Depot, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Martin O'Malley, Hurricanes
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