Federal Railroad Administration Archives

Federal Railroad Administration awards $30 million to replace 110-year-old MARC train tracks on Gunpowder River Bridge

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore applauded this week’s announcement of nearly $7 billion in awards from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration for Maryland projects that will make Amtrak and MARC rail service safer, faster, more reliable and more convenient for passengers. The projects, in Baltimore City and Baltimore, Harford, and Cecil counties, were selected through the Biden Administration’s […]

Governor Moore highlights community development in Baltimore during Greater Baltimore Committee Transportation and Economic Opportunity Summit

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—This week, Governor Wes Moore delivered remarks at the Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2023 Transportation and Economic Opportunity Summit. Under the theme “Connecting Our Region, Revitalizing Our Core,” business leaders and community leaders gathered at the Baltimore Convention Center to discuss regional connectivity, and redevelopment and revitalization opportunities in Baltimore City. “You cannot have a thriving state if the state’s […]

30 years ago: Remembering the Chase, MD train crash of 1987

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Chris Montcalmo

It was on this day 30 years ago, January 4, 1987, that Amtrak train 94 slammed into a Conrail freight train in Chase, MD. In the blink of an eye, 16 people were killed and 175 were injured. The accident occurred at 1:04 p.m. Train 94’s speed at the time of the collision was estimated at about 108 miles per […]