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The Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) [4] is a commuter rail system in the Washington–Baltimore area.MARC (reporting mark MARC) is administered by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) and operated under contract by Alstom and Amtrak on track owned by CSX Transportation (CSXT) and Amtrak.
The line, MARC's second longest at 74 miles, is operated under contract to MARC by Alstom and runs on CSX-owned track, including the Metropolitan, Old Main Line, and Cumberland subdivisions. It is the successor to commuter services provided by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), which date to the mid-19th century.
The Baltimore Light RailLink (formerly Baltimore Light Rail, also known simply as the "Light Rail") is a light rail system serving Baltimore, Maryland, United States, and its northern and southern suburbs. It is operated by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA Maryland). In downtown Baltimore, it uses city streets.
Alstom SA is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer which operates worldwide in rail transport markets. It is active in the fields of passenger transportation, signaling, and locomotives, producing high-speed, suburban, regional and urban trains along with trams.
Alstom: 184: 2006: 184: 180 [5] + 2 as money train: ... Metro's funding partners, VA, MD and DC, agreed to fund the additional purchase of 220 7000-series cars ...
The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States. Owned primarily by Amtrak, it runs from Boston in the north to Washington, D.C., in the south, with major stops in Providence, New Haven, Stamford, New York City, Newark, Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore.
Robert Flanagan, the Maryland State Secretary of Transportation under Governor Robert Ehrlich, merged the Purple Line proposal with the Georgetown Branch Light Rail Transit (GBLRT) line. The GBLRT was proposed as a light rail transit line from Silver Spring westward, following the former Georgetown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ...
South Baltimore Car Works (c. 1885 – c. 1930) Baltimore, Maryland [9] Southeastern Specialties, Jacksonville, Florida; Southern Car and Foundry (1899–1904) Lenoir City & Memphis, Tennessee & Gadsden, Alabama [9] Southern Car and Wagon Manufactory (1850s) Memphis, Tennessee [9] Southern Car Works (1881–) Knoxville, Tennessee [9]