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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: Highway Transportation, Camden Line, Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Stadium Authority, Aberdeen Proving Ground
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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: Amtrak, Camden Line, Maryland Transit Administration, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 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: Mount Vernon, Halethorpe, Barack Obama, White House, 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: Halethorpe, Maryland Transit Administration, New Services, Odenton, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail
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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: Barack Obama, Baltimore Red Line, Annapolis, Howard County, Democratic Party
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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, Baltimore County, Maryland Transit Administration, Carroll County (Maryland), Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail
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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: Transportation Accidents, Maryland Transit Administration, Harford County, Timonium, Howard County
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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 Transit Administration, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail
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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: Amtrak, Maryland Transit Administration, Reisterstown Road, White Marsh, Howard County
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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, Baltimore County, Maryland Transit Administration, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail
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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: Festive Events, Air Transportation Delays, Maryland Transit Administration, Hurricanes, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
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State expected to give MARC contract to Bombardier
The O'Malley administration has chosen a Canadian company to operate two MARC commuter train lines, passing over a competitor whose critics have tied it to Nazi Germany and avoiding a potential fight with Holocaust survivors. The Maryland Department of...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Camden Line, Nazi Party, Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration
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