Penn Line

MARC gets a boost

2013-05-20 03:00:00

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...

MARC to add weekend service to Washington

2013-05-16 16:55:00

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...

Rail service between Baltimore, DC restored after electrical problems

2013-01-25 10:18:58

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...

Inaugural logistics

2013-01-18 18:27:00

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...

MARC inaugural trains to D.C. still have plenty of seats left

2013-01-07 07:39:00

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...

Gas tax gets a second look

2012-12-19 09:31:00

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...

Traffic: Accident on I-97 near Route 178

2012-12-05 06:08:37

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...

Traffic: Accident on Loch Raven Blvd. near Deanwood Road

2012-12-04 06:04:22

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...

Suspicious package temporarily suspends train service at BWI station

2012-12-04 05:40:00

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....

Traffic: Accident on I-95 near Baltimore-Washington Pkwy

2012-11-29 06:10:41

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....

Traffic: Accident on Route 295 near Route 197

2012-11-28 06:25:27

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....

Residents warned to be prepared to lose electricity

2012-10-26 17:06:00

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....

In addition to a pedestrian bridge over the tracks, the new Halethorpe MARC commuter station was expected to include sheltered platforms that will allow passengers on the Penn Line to enter or exit all of the train cars at once.

2013-02-15 00:00:00