Federal Railroad Administration ends Maryland’s Baltimore-Washington maglev train project, citing negative impacts and a decade of challenges.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has officially ended plans for the high-speed maglev train between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The project faced major issues because it would affect important federal sites like Fort Meade and NASA. It also received significant community opposition.
The maglev train was expected to cut travel time between the two cities to under 15 minutes and cost about $20 billion to build. Despite support from Maryland’s governor, the project struggled with delays and legal challenges. After almost 10 years of planning, the FRA decided not to move forward, officially stopping the project before construction could begin.
