Baltimore MARC Riders

05/31/2024

This piece makes a great case for express MARC service between DC and Baltimore. Let's do it!

Express trains between Baltimore and Washington, DC would cut the travel time between the cities in half, putting hundreds of thousands of jobs within reach for Baltimoreans and helping Washingtonians escape one of the most expensive housing markets in the country. The trains, the tracks they run on...

11/08/2023

Very good news for Maryland rail!

Amtrak on Monday announced a slew of funding for a dozen projects, including up to $4.7 billion for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program.

10/19/2023

Maryland MTA is deciding whether to add more express trains (among other things). Please share your thoughts via the survey! Its super quick and intuitive.

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07/06/2023

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Baltimore track work improvements to boost future train speed, capacity and ride quality on the Northeast Corridor BALTIMORE – Amtrak is ready to begin

06/22/2023

Last Thursday, standing in front of the West Baltimore MARC Station, Governor Moore announced the happy news that he is reviving the Red Line. The Red Line will give people improved east-west mobility within Baltimore: from Woodlawn, to Downtown, to Bayview.

Also - because it will tie in, at West Baltimore, to the MARC Penn Line (already a powerful north-south connector from DC to Baltimore and points north) - it will put the DC-area job market within reach of more Baltimoreans AND make Baltimore City much more accessible for Marylanders up and down the Penn Line. Leveraging existing transit infrastructure in this way will further boost the positive impact of this long-overdue project.

Let's put the shovel in the ground!

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore plans to revive the east-way transit line canceled by his predecessor eight years ago, but whether it will be a light rail or a rapid bus system remains unclear.

02/01/2023

From President Biden's remarks in Baltimore on Monday on the replacement of the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel, at minute 8.31: "When the project is done...trains will travel through this tunnel at 110 miles per hour, instead of 30 miles an hour. MARC trains will go from here to Washington in 30 minutes. On an average weekday that will eliminate nearly 7 hours a day."

President Joe Biden is in Baltimore to address replacing the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel. The president is visiting Baltimore on Monday afternoon to discuss...

07/29/2022

We signed this letter to the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, urging the board to stop adding new highway capacity projects into the project pipeline and to shift spending toward maintenance, transit, ADA, and bike infrastructure in their Transportation Improvement Program, which is a short-range planning and construction program that allows the Baltimore region to access federal funds for transportation projects. We need to get our priorities right!

07/06/2022

Further kicking off the campaign for Baltimore's Transit Future, the Sun this weekend published this oped by two regional business leaders.

"In November, President Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act . . . which allocates $1.2 trillion to transform the country’s infrastructure. This presents a huge opportunity for the Baltimore region . . . to accelerate the transit and rail investments."

The Greater Baltimore Committee and the Greater Washington Partnership have collaborated to develop a set of six priorities for “Baltimore’s Transit Future.”

06/29/2022

The campaign for Baltimore's Transit Future launched this week, and we've joined it!


The Greater Baltimore region needs a world-class public transit system to create shared economic prosperity and catalyze inclusive growth.

The Greater Baltimore region needs a world-class public transit system to create shared economic prosperity and inclusive growth. We have a game plan for

05/31/2022

Amtrak is holding an in-person open house on the B&P Tunnel replacement. June 14, 2022 6pm | New Song Academy, 1530 Presstman Street, Baltimore. Hope you can make it!

04/20/2022

Join for the Maryland Gubernatorial Transportation Forum on YouTube, tomorrow, Wednesday, April 20th, starting at 6 PM.

Get to know the transportation views of leading candidates in the Maryland Democratic Primary for Governor.Join us at the Real News Network Studio and live o...