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Transportation

    ‘Acela-bration’: Amtrak unveils newer, faster trains as feds take helm at Union Station
    U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy heralded in the first of Amtrak’s NextGen Acela trains during a media tour Wednesday.
    Amtrak’s new “NextGen” Acela trains are lighter, faster and use more modern technology than its current fleet of high-speed trains.
    Baltimore channel closed as Coast Guard recovers hatch from ship explosion
    An intermittent safety zone is in effect today, as crews with the U.S. Coast Guard work to salvage the hatch of a ship that was blown off in an explosion earlier this month.
    Workers try to recover the hatch that blew off one of the W-Sapphire’s coal holds last week from the shipping channel near Fort Carroll.
    Trump extends control over DC by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak
    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away from Amtrak.
    National Guard troops have been on patrol at Union Station after President Donald Trump launched an anti-crime effort earlier this month.
    As the Baltimore water taxi celebrates 50 years, it looks to a future with expanded service
    As the Baltimore water taxi reaches 50 years old, the company running it aims to expand service and add a rideshare app.
    Captain Alicia Tyrell steers the Baltimore Water Taxi vessel, Nimble, through Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
    BWI is getting new flights to St. Maarten, Cancun
    New routes are coming to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport for those already dreaming about sunny destinations as summer wraps up.
    Southwest Airlines is adding another Caribbean destination to its flights out of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    How Southwest’s new policy will affect plus-size travelers
    Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who don’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making.
    It's the latest change for Southwest, which also ended its bags fly free perk in May.
    Bus drivers vote to strike in Anne Arundel — and 7,200 students could be out of a ride
    Anne Arundel County bus drivers are seeking better pay and more respect on the job. The vote signals they’re willing to walk off the job to get them.
    yellow school buses
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia held in Virginia; Judge wants him to remain in US amid deportation fight
    Immigration and Customs Enforcement is currently holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia in a Virginia detention center, as the case of the Salvadoran native reaches yet another crescendo.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia listens to speakers at a rally on his behalf in downtown Baltimore early Monday.
    After 20K citations last school year, Maryland officials urge drivers to stop for buses
    Ahead of the new school year, Maryland drivers are being asked to be careful and stop for school buses.
    Baltimore County Public Schools are installing cameras on all its buses to catch cars who pass by when students are getting on and off the bus.
    Permitting process for Baltimore’s Red Line paused by state and federal officials
    The permit pause adds new uncertainty for the transit project and will likely further delay the fulfillment of one of Gov. Wes Moore’s marquee campaign promises to build it.
    A close up image of three people wearing red t-shirts that say "RED LINE" and "redlinemaryland.com"
    Violators of MTA code of conduct soon could be banned from the transit system, agency says
    The MTA policy marks a new step in discouraging crime and promoting a safe environment on transit vehicles, but could prove difficult to enforce across a sprawling network of buses and trains.
    A train pulls into the MTA Metro SubwayLink station at Charles Center. The transit administration will begin suspending or banning transit riders that assault or harass other passengers under an updated Rider Code of Conduct.
    Baltimore shipping channel reopens after cargo ship explosion near Key Bridge site
    The Fort McHenry Federal Channel in Baltimore reopened after a Monday evening explosion aboard a cargo ship near the site of the Key Bridge.
    The W-Sapphire is anchored off Sandy Point the morning after an explosion occurred onboard as it was leaving the Port of Baltimore.
    Steel pieces integral to rebuilding Key Bridge arrive in Baltimore
    Beginning in September, engineers will test long, cylindrical columns that will ultimately form the new Key Bridge’s base.
    A massive piece of a load test frame is lifted onto a barge to be transported to the Francis Scott Key Bridge site on Monday.
    Portion of I-83 to close Sunday night
    A section of the I-83, the Jones Falls Expressway, will be closed in both directions between 7 p.m. Sunday and 5 a.m. Monday, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation said.
    Crews will close I-83 in both directions at 7 p.m. Sunday for testing and maintenance.
    Ambitious MTA plan would get Baltimore students to class, advocates tell Moore
    The BMORE Bus plan, released in June, calls for increasing the frequency of bus service on all MTA routes and adding new, limited-stop express routes, among other improvements.
    A city bus on Pratt Street in downtown Baltimore. The Fund for Educational Excellence is calling on the Governor to fund a recently released Maryland Transit Administration plan.
    Proposed Bowie State MARC development could draw big-money partner
    The state transportation department has so far budgeted $1.5 million to advance planning for the site.
    A birds eye view of a college campus.
    Amtrak tunnel construction is upending life in a Baltimore neighborhood, residents say
    Flooded basements, trash, pests — residents of Midtown-Edmondson say that construction for Amtrak’s Frederick Douglass Tunnel is bringing unwanted additions to the neighborhood.
    Tahera Arrington, a resident of Midtown-Edmondson, in the basement of her damaged home. Her neighborhood has turned into a construction site as Amtrak prepares to build the western entrance of the future Frederick Douglass Tunnel.
    Baltimore grant ignites 10-year vision for a new Streetcar Museum campus
    A new city grant will help the Baltimore Streetcar Museum achieve its future vision that includes refurbishing a nearby former railroad building into a new education space.
    Streetcars from different eras are displayed during an event at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum.
    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.
    They speak for the Gunpowder River. That includes warning about E. coli.
    Volunteers with the Gunpowder Riverkeepers are uncovering dangerously high E. coli levels in parts of Baltimore’s beloved river, raising concerns about water safety, pollution and what’s at stake for 1.8 million residents who rely on it for drinking water and recreation.
    Tubers float down the Big Gunpowder Falls River in Monkton last month.
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