Maryland Transit steps out

NBC4.com has this intriguing item.

BALTIMORE — State transit officials are making plans to expand MARC commuter train service and triple capacity by 2035 to 100,000 riders a day.
The Maryland Transit Administration would add more weekday trains, including midday trains, and weekend service to accommodate the growing popularity of the service now used by more than 30,000 people a day.
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MTA Administrator Paul Wiedefeld said the service could eventually run from Virginia to Delaware. The plan includes connections with other transit lines and a hub at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore. There would also be stops at L’Enfant Plaza, the Pentagon and Crystal City, News4’s Megan mcGrath reported. Those stops are anticipated to be added by 2020, McGrath said.

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