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Amtrak said Tuesday that it would install cameras in locomotive cabs to record engineer actions. Is this likely to make train travel any safer?

Blame the engineer, not the Republicans in Congress, for the Amtrak crash outside Philadelphia

Good morning, Baltimore! Here's what you need to know for Monday.

Rep. Andy Harris is open to the possibility that Amtrak needs more money to improve safety along its busy Northeast Corridor. But the only Republican in Maryland's congressional delegation said he would need more information before supporting such an increase.

All MARC train service on the Penn Line has been suspended Thursday after a person was struck by a train in Washington, according to the Maryland Transit Administration and Washington fire officials.

Amtrak's Northeast Corridor service between New York and Philadelphia is suspended after a deadly derailment Tuesday night just north of Philadelphia.

An object hit and broke the window of an Amtrak Acela train as the train moved south through Baltimore Sunday night, officials said.

All traffic lanes and the right shoulder have been reopened on the inner loop of Interstate 695 in Towson, where a Friday morning collision involving five vehicles had shut down all inner loop traffic, state transportation officials said.

Maryland Transit Administration officials reported delays to MARC train service Tuesday.

A single-vehicle crash has closed the ramp on Interstate 895 south for MD 295 south, or exit 4, state transportation officials said.

All MARC train service on the Penn Line was suspended between West Baltimore and Penn Station Thursday afternoon because of police activity along the tracks, according to the Maryland Transit Administration.

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All southbound lanes are closed on Falls Road in Towson prior to Lake Avenue due to a utility problem at 8:54 a.m. on Thursday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Few traffic problems were reported in the Baltimore area as rush hour began Tuesday.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a MARC train Saturday while standing on the tracks near Halethorpe station, the Maryland Transportation Administration said.

A collision on the inner loop of Interstate 695 in Catonsville at the Baltimore National Pike exit has closed the inner loop right traffic lane and inner loop right shoulder at 8:52 a.m. on Friday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Emergency roadwork on MD 45 North in Timonium between Bellona Avenue and Ridgely Road has closed the northbound right traffic lane at 8:32 a.m. on Thursday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Emergency roadwork on MD 32 South in Eldersburg prior to Liberty Road has closed the southbound right turn lane and southbound right shoulder at 8:42 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

The Maryland Transit Authority reported major MARC train Penn Line delays on Tuesday due to the termination of disabled Train 403.

The Maryland Transit Administration reported on Saturday morning that there is no commuter bus service.

A vehicle struck a light rail train in Baltimore Thursday afternoon, Maryland Transit Administration officials said.

The Maryland Transit Administration on Thursday said that due to a winter storm that is expected to produce up to 10 inches of snow in the area, MARC train and commuter bus services have been canceled.

All lanes are closed on MD 147 in Carney at Placid Avenue due to a two-vehicle collision with injury at 8:39 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Light Rail service has been shut down Monday morning due to ice accumulation on overhead wires, Maryland Transit Administration officials said.

The Baltimore City Office of Emergency Management reported a collision involving a light rail train and a vehicle in the 2200 block of Kloman Street around 11 a.m.

A collision on the inner loop of Interstate 695 in Arbutus at Southwestern Boulevard has closed the inner loop left traffic lane and inner loop left shoulder at 8:26 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Amtrak Train 151, which stops in Perryville, Aberdeen and Edgewood is expected to operate 25-30 minutes late, Maryland Transit Administration officials said Tuesday morning.

A train collided with a vehicle in Rosedale Monday morning, Baltimore County fire officials said, less than two miles from the site of a significant derailment and explosion in 2013 along the same rail line.

Baltimore transportation officials said peak hour parking restrictions will be enforced Monday morning in preparation for the morning commute. Vehicles must be moved from marked streets to avoid ticketing or towing.

Some people weren't sure what to make of it; others were simply curious about the two young women standing with crosses on their foreheads in front of a big sign labeled "Ashes to Go" on the train platform of the Edgewood MARC station Wednesday morning.

The Rev. Christine Parker, of Edgewood's Lord of Life Lutheran Church, plans to kick off Christianity's holiest season by stepping out of her Willoughby Beach Road church building.

Prince George's County officials said the county will activate a 'full deployment" of county crews and contract workers around 3 p.m. Monday in preparation of the winter storm expected to hit the area today.

People who decide to venture out in the Baltimore-Washington region can expect headaches if they want to use public transportation.

All lanes are open on MD 77 in Carroll County with the clearing of a single-vehicle crash on early Thursday morning, according to the state Department of Transportation.

An incident on Interstate 95 North past the Fort McHenry Tunnel toll plaza has closed the northbound right shoulder at 8:34 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

All northbound traffic on Interstate 895 in Baltimore City has been closed due to a two-vehicle collision at the Harbor Tunnel at 8:49 a.m. on Thursday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Authorities say a Maryland native and fitness model featured on the cover of numerous magazines was killed after he was struck by a train in Southern California.

The families of two young women killed in the derailment of a CSX coal train in the heart of historic Ellicott City in the summer of 2012 have reached a settlement with the railroad.

The state Department of Transportation reported a disabled vehicle on Interstate 95 North in Elkridge at I-895 at 9:03 a.m. on Wednesday.

A two-vehicle collision on Interstate 95 South in Baltimore City past the Eastern Avenue exit has closed the southbound right traffic lane and both southbound shoulders at 9:07 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

A two-vehicle collision on Interstate 95 North in White Marsh past the MD 43 (White Marsh Boulevard) exit has closed the northbound right shoulder at 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Emergency roadwork on MD 22 North in Aberdeen at MD 132 has closed the southbound right traffic lane and southbound right shoulder at 5:33 a.m. on Friday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

A bridge replacement project that has forced nearly 30,000 drivers to take daily detours through East Baltimore will conclude next week after two years of cost run-ups and delays.

The state Department of Transportation said that emergency roadwork on U.S. 1 North in the Nottingham area that began on Wednesday continued into Thursday morning.

Some traditions have staying power and one of those is the community Christmas train garden in Maryland. Thankfully, those elaborate train layouts are still enchanting youngsters to this day in the Baltimore area.