Feds Put the Brakes on Baltimore-to-Washington Maglev Train Project

Maryland’s high-speed maglev train project is not happening

No high-speed train will be zooming throughout parts of Maryland after the federal government determined it “is no longer feasible,” according to the Federal Railroad Administration.

Trump Team Derails Baltimore-D.C. High-Speed Project

The Federal Railroad Administration is canceling two grants worth over $26 million for the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Magnetic Levitation Project, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday. "We want big, beautiful projects worthy of taxpayer dollars — including high-speed rail. This project lacked everything needed to be a success from planning to execution. This project did not have the means to go the distance, and I can't…

Feds put the brakes on Baltimore-to-Washington maglev train project

The ambitious project would have included a line linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C., in just 15 minutes.

Dream of a high-speed maglev train between D.C. and New York is dead for now

Gov. Wes Moore (D) expressed enthusiasm for the maglev train from D.C. to Baltimore, as did his Republican predecessor. The Trump administration is opposed.

U.S. Halts Ambitious MAGLEV Project Amidst Setbacks

The U.S. government has terminated an environmental review and retracted $26 million in funding for the long-delayed Baltimore-Washington MAGLEV rail project. The decision was due to poor planning, community opposition, and substantial cost overruns, rendering the project, initially intended to provide high-speed magnetic levitation transport, unfeasible.

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.