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#11 CNJRoss

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Posted 11 November 2015 - 12:43 PM

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#12 CNJRoss

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Posted 18 November 2015 - 06:10 PM

Metro Magazine, 11/18:
 

 

Group developing NEC Maglev approved to acquire railroad franchise

 

The developer of a Superconducting Maglev system (SCMAGLEV) that would connect Washington and Baltimore in 15 minutes was approved to acquire a passenger railroad franchise previously held by the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad Co. The railroad franchise was abandoned in 1935, with approval of the Maryland Public Service Commission. 

 

The developer, Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail (BWRR) is working with The Northeast Maglev (TNEM), a U.S. company that is working with the Central Japan Railway Co. to promote the SCMAGLEV system in the Northeast Corridor.

 

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Posted 18 November 2015 - 07:32 PM

Baltimore Business Journal, 11/18:

 

Maglev backers get OK for crucial step in creating D.C. to Baltimore service

 

Maryland's Public Service Commission has approved the transfer of a long-unused passenger railroad franchise to the backers of a proposed magnetic levitating train, an early step in plans to link Baltimore and Washington, D.C., in as little as 15 minutes.

 

The Northeast Maglev, the Baltimore-headquartered company pushing the high-speed train idea, and Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, the company that would develop it, announced the franchise transfer Tuesday. The franchise moves from the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad Co., which abandoned it in 1935.

 

Public Service Commission approval was an early hurdle to pass in plans to build a Northeast Corridor maglev route eventually stretching up to New York City. The state regulatory body's decision gives conditional approval for a first leg passing through Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County and Baltimore City.

 

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Posted 29 August 2016 - 11:51 AM

Progressive Railroading, 8/29/16:

Japan commits $2 million toward Baltimore-D.C. maglev study


The Japanese government has pledged $2 million to help fund feasibility studies for a high-speed magnetic levitation (maglev) train between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., the Baltimore Sun reported last week.

The news came as Japan and Maryland on Wednesday signed a trade agreement that covers collaboration between the two parties on five key areas: high-speed rail, liquified natural gas, life sciences, trade and investment, and academics, according to a press release issued by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's office.

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Posted 09 September 2016 - 01:16 PM

WAMU radio, Washington, DC 9/6/16:
 

Maglev Between D.C. And Baltimore? MTA Embarks On Environmental Study

 

Maryland has taken a critical step that will determine if the state, working with a private sector partner, will build a high-speed magnetic levitation train, or maglev, connecting Baltimore and Washington — the kind of high-speed transport that exists in some Asian countries but nowhere in the United States.

 

The Maryland Transit Administration has started an environmental impact study of potential routes connecting the two cities, a key part of the approval process that is expected to take more than two years. A final decision on whether to build a maglev line, where trains float above a magnetic guideway, is expected to be made in three to five years and will involve other factors, such as economic impact and the availability of financing.

 

“We are very serious. We are the only state that is doing this,” said Suhair Al Khatib, the MTA’s deputy administrator.

 

 

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Posted 09 September 2016 - 01:16 PM

Washington (DC) Business Journal,I 9/8/16:
 

If Md. builds a high-speed maglev train, expect much of the route to be underground

 

If Maryland builds a high-speed maglev train connecting Baltimore and Washington, the route would likely involve miles of tunnels.

 

Japan recently pledged $2 million to a feasibility study for the line, which would transport passengers between the two major cities in 15 minutes. The maglev train runs on a magnetic guideway that reduces friction, allowing the train to reach high speeds.

 

The Maryland Transit Administration is overseeing the study, which is expected to take two years to complete, according to WAMU.

 

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Posted 15 October 2017 - 07:25 AM

WTOP radio, 10/14/17:
 

Residents split on high-speed train between DC to Baltimore

 

 

BOWIE, Md. — Residents turned out in significant numbers at the Student Center at Bowie State University to catch a glimpse of the latest plans for a high-speed rail line between D.C. and Baltimore.

 

An environmental study funded by the federal government has reduced the number of possible routes for the Superconducting Magnetic Levitation train to three. The public came to see the maps of the proposed routes and to hear an update on the project.

 

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Some residents turned out to oppose the project.

 

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Posted 15 October 2017 - 08:33 AM

I'm all in favor of advances in technology, but the rationale for this very expensive project is not evident.  There must be more to it than just running a service that connects two major urban centers in fifteen minutes.  The line would go through some very pricey real estate and would require costly civil works.  So, there must be a behind-the-scenes arrangement that makes this a profitable deal; such as environmental credits and/or development rights.

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Posted 18 October 2017 - 07:55 PM

WTOP radio, 10/18/17:
 

Prince George’s Co. leaders challenge new maglev train, tunnel plan

 

 

WASHINGTON — With many residents worried about the impacts of a potential $10 billion high-speed maglev train that would connect D.C. and Baltimore in just 15 minutes, members of the Prince George’s County Council questioned the benefits of the project Tuesday, even as project leaders suggested they are now focused on a path that they say would mean fewer disruptions.

 

“Citizen opposition is very high, and, matter of fact, information seems to be very low,” Council Chair Derrick Leon Davis told representatives of the private groups that would build and run the line.

 

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Posted 01 November 2017 - 10:01 AM

 

 

Mayor Pugh making announcement on Maglev train progress

BALTIMORE (WMAR) - The high-speed floating train of the future is getting closer to a reality here in Baltimore.

Wednesday morning at the B&O Railroad Museum there will be an announcement on the Superconducting Maglev (SCMAGLEV) system. 

http://www.abc2news....-train-progress






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