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Staff Reports, The Baltimore Sun | May 5, 2014
As of 9:10 a.m., the Maryland Department of Transportation is reporting the accident in Howard County on westbound I-70 near Sykesville Road (Route 32) has been moved to the far right shoulder. In Anne Arundel County, the accident reported in the area of Mountain Road at Lea Road in the Pasadena area of Anne Arundel is still affecting traffic in both directions. Also in Anne Arundel, the Department of Public Works is reporting that utility crews are working to repair a 20-inch water main break in Jessup.
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By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun | April 15, 2014
A total of 13,338 people rode MARC trains along the Penn Line this weekend, setting a record for the new service as many made their way to Washington for cherry blossom celebrations. That's more than triple the number — 4,085 — who rode the service in its first weekend of operations, in December. Weekend service began with $46 million in funding put toward the state transportation department's six-year budget and raised through an increase in the state's new gas tax, after years of cost being cited as an obstacle to the expansion.
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AEGIS STAFF REPORT | March 15, 2014
Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies are looking for two men in connection with an reported armed carjacking that occurred early Saturday morning in the vicinity of the MARC train station in Edgewood. Deputies were called to the station off Edgewood Road near the entrance to Aberdeen Proving Ground around 1 a.m., where a 41-year-old Baltimore man reported he had just been carjacked, Sheriff's Office spokesman Edward Hopkins said. According to the preliminary report filed on the incident, Hopkins said, the victim told deputies a friend had wanted to be dropped off at the station to meet of girlfriend.
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By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun | March 12, 2014
The Maryland Transit Administration will increase capacity on weekend MARC trains between Baltimore and Washington beginning Saturday, citing growing ridership on the months-old service. The Penn Line service saw its most weekend riders to date this past weekend, on March 8 and 9, when 6,530 passengers traveled between Baltimore and its neighbor to the south, said Paulette Austrich, a MTA spokeswoman. The MTA first began weekend MARC service between Baltimore's Penn Station and Washington's Union Station on the first Saturday of December, offering nine three-car trains on Saturdays and six three-car trains on Sundays.
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By Joe Burris, The Baltimore Sun | January 21, 2014
With the clearing of two incidents on Interstate 95 South in White Marsh, state and local transportation departments reported no unscheduled road closures at 9:12 a.m. on Tuesday. Anticipation of Tuesday's winter storm has affected buses and rails. The Maryland Transit Administration has reported major MARC train delays, with no service on the Brunswick and Camden lines. MTA said that Penn Line is operating on an "S" schedule, meaning only trips designated with the letter "S" will operate.
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Staff Reports, The Baltimore Sun | December 27, 2013
The Maryland Department of Transportation is reporting that a multi-vehicle accident on southbound I-95 in Harford County prior to Churchville Road this morning has been cleared. Elsewhere, there's roadwork being conducted on I-95 just prior to the beltway. In Anne Arundel County, use caution in the area of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, as traffic is expected to be heavy in regard to the Military Bowl later today. The Maryland Transit Administration says MARC is operating on an "S" schedule on the Brunswick and Penn Line.