Weekend Work To Close Blue, Yellow Line Stations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Free shuttle buses will replace trains on a portion of the blue and yellow lines this weekend. Metro says that starting Friday at 10 p.m. and continuing through closing on Sunday,...
View ArticleWeekend Work To Close 3 Red Line Metro Stations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says buses will replace trains on a section of the red line this weekend and through Veterans Day, which is Monday. Metro says beginning Friday at 10 p.m. and continuing through...
View ArticleMetro Completes More NTSB Recommendations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says it has completed 20 of the 29 recommendations the National Transportation Safety Board made following the 2009 crash of two red line trains that resulted in the deaths of...
View ArticleNo Yellow Line Service On D.C. Metro This Weekend
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says there will be no yellow line train service this weekend, and buses will replace trains on a section of the green line. Metro says starting at 10 p.m. Friday night and...
View ArticlePets On Trains Act Would Let All Aboard—Including 4-Legged Commuters
WASHINGTON (WJZ)—If passed, a bill being debated in Washington, D.C. could go to the dogs. There’s a push to allow train commuters to buy tickets for their cats and dogs. Jessica Kartalija reports not...
View ArticleMetro Plans Weekend Work On All 5 Lines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says weekend work will affect all five lines of the Metro system, with trains operating every 20 minutes on most lines. Metro says beginning Friday at 10 p.m. and continuing...
View ArticleBuses Replace Trains On 2 Metro Lines This Weekend
WASHINGTON (AP) — Buses will replace trains on sections of the orange and blue lines this weekend. Metro says beginning Friday at 10 p.m. and continuing through closing on Sunday, buses will replace...
View ArticlePenn Station Marks Contributions In Railroading From African-American Men And...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — All aboard on a trip through black history. Penn Station celebrates contributions to the railroad from former workers. Gigi Barnett has the story. For more than a century,...
View ArticleEmergency Order Puts Regulations On Crude Oil Transported By Train
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More crude oil than ever is being transported through major cities on trains. And after four derailments in seven months, the federal government is now taking action. Mike Hellgren...
View ArticleWeekend MARC Trains From Baltimore To D.C. Break Ridership Records
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The MARC trains from Baltimore’s Penn Station to Washington’s Union Station continue to see more riders on the weekends. This comes after a few months of extended Saturday and Sunday...
View ArticleMetro Resumes Weekend Work After 4-Week Break
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a four-week break for cherry blossom season, Metro is back to doing weekend work again. Metro says that beginning Friday at 10 p.m. and continuing through Sunday, free shuttle...
View ArticleMetro Running On Sunday Schedule For Memorial Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says trains and most buses will run on a Sunday schedule for Memorial Day. Metro says the rail system will open at 7 a.m. Monday and close at midnight. Off-peak fares will be in...
View ArticleWeekend Riders To Wait Longer For Metro Trains
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says riders will wait longer for some trains this weekend while the agency performs weekend work. Metro says beginning Friday at 10 p.m. and continuing through system closing on...
View ArticleSome Riders To Wait Longer For Weekend Trains
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Metro riders will wait longer for trains this weekend as work takes place on the rail system. Metro says beginning Friday at 10 p.m. and continuing through closing on Sunday,...
View ArticleStudy Of Aging Baltimore Rail Tunnel Moves Forward
BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal and state officials and Amtrak are studying ways to improve a 141-year-old tunnel that carries passenger trains through Baltimore. The two-track tunnel opened in 1873 and...
View ArticleNew Bill Would Invest In Baltimore’s Railroad System
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Getting back on track. State, local and federal officials issue a warning: America’s railroad lines are in desperate need of funding for upgrades and repairs. Marcus Washington has...
View ArticleMetro: Weekend Work For Orange And Red Lines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says riders on the red and orange lines will wait longer for trains this weekend. Metro says beginning Friday at 10 p.m. and continuing through system closing on Sunday, red and...
View ArticlePerryville & Aberdeen MARC Service Cancelled Through Wednesday Morning
BALTIMORE (AP/WJZ) — Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor service resumed between Washington and Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon after being shut down for a time. Service was suspended on the Acela Express and...
View ArticleMetro: Some To Wait Longer For Weekend Trains
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says riders on some lines will wait longer for trains this weekend and that only the silver line is unaffected. Metro says beginning Friday at 10 p.m. and continuing through...
View ArticleMetro To Resume Use Of Computer-Driven Trains
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro plans to bring back computer-driven trains to the red line, five years after the automated system failed and caused a fatal crash. Metro General Manager Richard Sarles told The...
View ArticleSignificant Delays On MARC Commuter Trains Amid Cold
BALTIMORE (AP) — Some MARC commuter rail passengers are seeing their trains canceled or delayed Wednesday. The Maryland Transit Administration says trains on its Frederick line were between 40 minutes...
View ArticlePolice Fatally Shoot Man Found On Subway Tunnel Tracks In D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A transit police officer fatally shot a man officials said was found trespassing in a Washington subway tunnel, and police were investigating Friday but did not specify what kind of...
View ArticleFormer CEO: Amtrak ‘Almost A Third World Operation’
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Federal investigators remain on the scene of the deadly train derailment in Philadelphia, as the death toll grows to eight. Amtrak now says full service in the Northeast Corridor...
View ArticleD.C. Transit Officials Temporarily Suspend Issue-Oriented Ads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transit officials in Washington have voted to temporarily suspend all issue-oriented advertisements on the region’s rail and bus system, a move that comes as the agency was asked to...
View ArticleD.C. Transit Officials Temporarily Suspend Issue-Oriented Ads
WASHINGTON (WJZ) — A move to ban all issue advertisements on buses, trains and Metro stations sets an uproar on social media. The move came after an activist applied to plaster a cartoon of the Prophet...
View ArticleMetro Calls For Service Cuts To Add More Blue Line Trains
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro is proposing cutting service on four rail lines so that it can add more trains and reduce wait times on the crowded blue line. Under the proposal, riders on the blue line would...
View ArticleMd. Railroads To Install Life-Saving Technology By End Of The Year
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Safety on the rails. Federal regulators say most railroads are not on track meet a deadline to install safety technology to prevent deadly crashes, such as the one in Philadelphia...
View ArticleTrains Could Soon See “Airport-Level” Security
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Should trains get airport-style security? With a Papal visit next month and the increasing number of passengers along the Northeast Corridor, some say the rails are vulnerable soft...
View ArticleBuses On Sunday Schedule For Labor Day, Trains Also Affected
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro trains and buses are operating on a different schedule for the Labor Day holiday. Metro says trains on the red, orange, silver and blue lines will be operating every 26 minutes...
View ArticleRail Infrastructure Crumbling Throughout US
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The nation’s rail infrastructure is outdated and, in some places, literally falling apart. Linh Bui takes a deep look at one major trouble area. The repair backlog is already in the...
View ArticleRecent Derailments Bring To Light Risks Of Oil Trains In City
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s been three years to the day since an oil train derailment and explosion in Quebec. Forty-seven people died, making it one of the worst oil train disasters in North America. The...
View ArticleAmtrak: New Locomotives Have Cut Delays Nearly 25 Percent
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The introduction of 70 new locomotives on Amtrak’s most heavily traveled line three years ago has contributed to a reduction in engine-related delays of nearly 25 percent, the...
View ArticleB&O Railroad Museum Announces Exhibit Featuring Rarely Seen Railroad Signs...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The B&O Railroad Museum unveiled a new exhibit! The Lines of Sight: Railroad Signs and Signals exhibit features an artful display of historic railroad signs and signals from...
View ArticleCoronavirus Latest: MARC Trains Reduce By 50 Percent, BWI Takes Steps, More...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The governor is urging citizens to avoid any unnecessary travel to limit the spread of COVID-19. The move to keep large groups of people from gathering in the same spot has...
View ArticleAmtrak To Build New, Modern Fleet Of Trains For Total of $7.3B
WASHINGTON (WJZ) – Amtrak will contract with Siemens Mobility Inc. to build a new fleet of at least 83 multipowered trains with further options for up to 130 additional trains to support Amtrak growth...
View ArticleRally Held In Support Of Maglev High-Speed Rail Project
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s been a rocky road over the building of the Maglev high-speed train project in Baltimore that would get passengers to D.C. in just 15 minutes. In response to the city’s recent...
View ArticleRail Officials Push 15-Year Plan To Boost Northeast Corridor
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress eyes an infrastructure package, a coalition of transportation agencies and Amtrak on Wednesday released a 15-year plan of rail improvements for the congested Northeast...
View ArticlePoinsettias, Trains Help H.P. Rawlings Conservancy Get ‘Back On Track’
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Fun fact, there are more than 100 different varieties poinsettias. A lot of them can be seen at the H.P. Rawlings Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Pink, red, white and speckled...
View ArticleNo Significant Road Issues Or Power Outages From Snow, Hogan Says
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday said there were no significant road issues or power outages from the snowstorm that blanketed the state overnight. Maryland Department of...
View ArticleCDC Mask Mandate For Travelers Struck Down By Federal Judge
(CNN/WJZ) — A federal judge in Florida struck down on Monday the Biden administration’s mask mandate for airplanes and other public transport methods. US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said the...
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