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All aboard: New Amtrak Acela trains rolling into service late this month
Five of 28 brand-new trains will roll into service on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor on Aug. 28.
A white and blue Amtrak train is shown next to a train platform.
Detention cells in Baltimore designed for short stays instead confine immigrants for days
Under the Trump administration, ICE has detained immigrants in Baltimore holding rooms for an average of 51 hours, four times longer than the maximum time limit under its longstanding policy, according to a Baltimore Banner analysis of federal data.
Not so fast: Federal officials halt proposed Northeast Maglev train
Citing major environmental and logistical concerns, the Federal Railroad Administration has ended its review of the Northeast Maglev train plan between D.C. and Baltimore.
TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 02:  Shinkansen bullet trains are stopped at Tokyo Train Station on May 02, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. The Shinkansen is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan currently consisting of 2,764.6 km (1,717.8 mi) of lines with maximum speeds of 240-320 km/h (150-200 mph). The network presently links most major cities on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu, and Hakodate on northern island of Hokkaido. The maximum operating speed is 320 km/h (200 mph) though test runs have reached up to a world record 603 km/h (375 mph) for maglev trains in April 2015.
Self-driving wheelchairs could someday transport passengers with disabilities to BWIโ€™s gates
A pilot program with Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is helping researchers at Morgan State University bring new technology to life in autonomous wheelchairs.
The wheelchair uses a camera and LiDAR technology to detect obstacles as well as invisible โ€œtrackโ€ markings to locate itself.
Southwest Airlines adding new Caribbean destination from BWI in 2026
Direct flights between BWI and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands will begin in February, the airline has announced.
Southwest Airlines jets fill the gates at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The airport is celebrating its 75th birthday.
New MTA fares include perks for kids, penalties for Light Rail skippers
New MTA fare policies expand access to free rides for many youth, the agency has announced.
It is typical that U.S. transit agencies need other revenue sources to cover operating expenses
Baltimore man among 10 freed in prisoner swap with Venezuela
A longtime Baltimore media producer, Erick Oribio Quintana, was among 10 U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents freed in a recent prisoner swap with Venezuela.
Erick Oribio Quintana, founder of Baltimore-based Latin Opinion and a dual U.S.-Venezuelan citizen, was freed last Friday in a prisoner swap brokered by the Trump Administration and El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. He's pictured here on Feb. 12, 2020, in a Canton co-working space.
New โ€˜Infrastructure Academyโ€™ will train workers for city jobs in critical trades
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott celebrated the new workforce development initiative, launched Thursday in the Park Heights neighborhood where he grew up, as a means to train workers to fix the city's aging infrastructure.
Baltimore's new Infrastructure Academy aims to create a pipeline of skilled workers for both public- and private-sector jobs maintaining critical infrastructure.
Maryland is meeting the MTAโ€™s pricey rehabilitation needs โ€” for now
The Maryland Transit Administration has an unprecedented $2.8 billion backlog of rehabilitation projects, according to a new report, but the agency is confident that it has the money to fund the work in the coming years.
Buses ready to go into service at the MTAโ€™s Eastern Division bus lot in May. A new report shows the MTA needs to spend $2.8 billion to keep its transit systems in a state of good repair.
Red lights got you frustrated? Baltimore to finish retiming traffic lights by February
Baltimoreโ€™s transportation department has been retiming most of its roughly 1,400 traffic signals citywide and plans to finish implementing changes by early next year.
A white sedan and yellow school bus make a left turn on a busy city street.
Maryland knows these roadways can be dangerous for pedestrians. They want your input to improve them.
Using traffic and crash analyses, state officials have identified nearly 150 stretches of roadway across Maryland that they want to make safer for vulnerable road users, including dozens in the Baltimore region, and are asking for feedback from those who use them.
A bike lane is seen sectioned off from the road by white plastic flex posts. A yellow sign telling drivers to pay attention to bikers and pedestrians is on the side of the road.
Immigration arrests in Maryland have doubled under Trump
Under President Donald Trump, ICE is arresting 76 immigrants per week in Maryland, up from 29 per week last year.
They were supposed to help fix Marylandโ€™s transportation funding problem, but they stopped meeting
The Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs, known as TRAIN, was supposed to meet to give recommendations on Maryland's transportation issues but stopped meeting.
Students wait for buses after school at the Mondawmin Transit Hub.
Change at Baltimore court could hurt immigrant children, advocates fear
A recent policy change at Baltimore City Circuit Court could lead to the separation of children from their parents or guardians.
6/28/22โ€”the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
Why are some Baltimore intersections painted? These artists say itโ€™s about safety
Some intersections in Baltimore City are getting a paint job but not just to beautify it. The goal is to raise awareness of pedestrian safety.
Pavement art at the intersection of East Baltimore Street and South East Avenue.
Hop on: Montgomery County just made its local buses free to use
Montgomery County has made its local public transportation free to ride as of this week.
A blue bus makes a turn at a city intersection at dusk. The bus has a digital sign at the top that reads "37 POTOMAC"
The Red Lineโ€™s path forward is unclear. What will Gov. Wes Moore do?
Two years after Gov. Wes Moore revived the Red Line, Baltimoreโ€™s proposed east-west light rail feels mired in uncertainty.
A man in a suit and tie and a woman in a red suit stand next to a poster board that reads "RED LINE" with a train symbol in between the two words.
Vision for MARC commuter train includes more frequent service, new destinations
The MARC growth and transformation plan charts five- and 15-year visions for more frequent train service across all three lines, along with a handful of new destinations.
The MARC growth and transformation plan charts five- and 15-year visions for more frequent train service across all three lines, along with a handful of new destinations.
Kristi Noem blames Maryland law for Baltimore ICE holding room conditions
The Banner first reported in April about people detained by ICE who had been spending multiple days at the facility in a room.
The George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore where the ICE field office is located.
Delays likely on I-83 in Baltimore County as weather forces tighter construction window
The State Highway Administration announced last week it was extending work hours for resurfacing roughly four miles of the expressway.
Traffic travels on southbound Interstate 83 at Seminary Road as rain falls on the region. Repaving work farther north on the highway is causing significant delays.
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