Brings together Blue Ribbon Commission on Maryland Transportation Funding, business leaders, elected officials and stakeholders to discuss the future of transportation funding in Maryland COLUMBIA, MD (April 29, 2011) –Governor Martin O’Malley today hosted a roundtable discussion on the Transportation Trust Fund in Maryland, the latest in his series of “Maryland Forward” policy forums. Read the Rest…
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Governor Martin O’Malley Announces Formal Application for Federal High-Speed Rail Funding, April 5th, 2011
Investment would focus on BWI/MARC/Amtrak Station and replacement of three key rail bridges in northeast Maryland ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 5, 2011)–Governor Martin O’Malley announced today that Maryland has formally submitted two applications for funding under the Federal Railroad Administration’s High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail program for portions of the $2.4 billion made available when Florida Governor Read the Rest…
Governor Martin O’Malley Launches Construction of New Halethorpe MARC Station, April 1st, 2011
$21 million project improves key stop on Penn Line ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 4, 2011)–Governor Martin O’Malley was joined today by Congressman John Sarbanes, Senator Ed Kasemeyer, Delegates James Malone and Steven DeBoy, and Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz at the Halethorpe MARC station to break ground on a $21 million station improvement project. Nearly 1,300 Read the Rest…
Governor O’Malley Urges Additional Federal Rail Investment in Maryland, February 18th, 2011
Maryland lets USDOT Secretary know federal high-speed rail dollars are welcome here ANNAPOLIS, MD (February 18, 2011)–Governor Martin O’Malley is letting U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood know that if other states don’t want federal dollars for high-speed rail, Maryland does. Florida Governor Rick Scott announced a decision this week to return $2.4 billion in federal Read the Rest…
MARC Green Trains Announcement, May 6th, 2009
[As Prepared] Good afternoon – and thanks for joining us. Two centuries after Thomas Jefferson declared that the introduction of the steam powered locomotive would, quote “make a great change in the situation of man,” we’re here today to announce that we’re investing in the next generation of cleaner, greener locomotives for the MARC system… Read the Rest…
