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MARC Train is the commuter rail system serving the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area in the United States. The system is owned by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA Maryland), and serves Maryland, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia. The system covers a total route length of 198.2 miles (319.0 km) along three rail lines. [1]
East Washington Railway: Chesapeake and Ohio Railway: C&O, CO C&O 1891 1987 CSX Transportation: Consolidated Rail Corporation: CR 1976 1999 CSX Transportation/Norfolk Southern Railway: East Washington Railway: 1935 1976 N/A Georgetown Barge, Dock, Elevator and Railway Company: B&O: 1888 1972 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: Orange, Alexandria and ...
Actual map of the Washington Metro. Map of the network is drawn to scale. Since opening in 1976, the Metro network has grown to include six lines, 98 stations, and 129 miles (208 km) of route. [78] The rail network is designed according to a spoke–hub distribution paradigm, with rail lines running between downtown Washington and its nearby ...
This change was one of the requirements for the $1.5 billion federal grant offered by the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008. [75] Helen Lew became the Metro's first Inspector General on May 14, 2007, establishing the WMATA Office of Inspector General. Her appointment by the board of directors replaced the former Auditor ...
Amtrak's network includes over 500 stations along 21,400 miles (34,000 km) of track. It directly owns approximately 623 miles (1,003 km) of this track and operates an additional 132 miles of track; the remaining mileage is over rail lines owned by other railroad companies.
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An HHP-8 locomotive and Amfleet I cars in Acela Regional branding at South Station in Boston, in March 2002 The NortheastDirect branding was used for most Northeast Regional services between 1995 and 2003.
In early 1974, the B&O threatened to discontinue its remaining unsubsidized commuter services, citing heavy losses. On March 1, 1974, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) began a 50% subsidy of the B&O's Washington–Brunswick and Washington–Baltimore service – the first state-sponsored commuter rail service to Washington.