The Purple Line's first seven light rail vehicles arrived in Maryland this year. Each vehicle will have the capacity for 430 passengers. Twenty eight LRV's will be delivered by the end of 2025. Here is a look inside of the vehicles.
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- This video from the Maryland State Police Aviation Command shows the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the shrinking amount of wreckage remaining in Baltimore’s Fort McHenry federal channel. @TheMDTA @portofbalt @USCG @USACEBaltimore #KeyBridge #KeyBridgeNews
00:00 - Small charges were used for controlled demolition on the parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the cargo ship Dali on May 13, 2024. The charges broke the bridge into smaller pieces, causing it to fall into the Patapsco River. #KeyBridgeNews
00:00 - Crews are working around the clock to open up the main channel in Baltimore’s harbor. Take a look at some of the efforts happening right now. #KeyBridgeNews
00:00 - 🚉 💵Unlocking the economy near transit!💵🚉 The @MarylandDOT launches a plan to develop state-owned property along the MARC Penn Line that will lead to thousands of new jobs between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. @mtamaryland #TransitOrientedDevelopment
- 🏗️ Building communities near transit 🏗️ This is what the area near the Odenton @mtamaryland MARC Station could look like. @MarylandDOT is looking for a partner to help make this happen!
- Today, @GovWesMoore announced a major step forward in advancing transit-oriented development at the @BowieState MARC station in Prince George’s County.
00:00- ❄️ 🙏❄️ THANK YOU ❄️ 🙏❄️ Our crews showed incredible dedication and hard work during this winter storm.
- .@GovWesMoore today touted the relaunch of @mtamaryland’s @redlinemaryland transit project. “This is a great day for Baltimore & this is a great day for Maryland,” he said. The Governor added, “You cannot have economic mobility if you do not have physical mobility." #MDOTmoves
- MARC Train ridership reached post-pandemic highs in 2024. Thank you for riding with us all year long.
00:00 - If you have received a text from “Maryland-MDot Urgent” addressing “MDot customer” with a link, please ignore the text. It is SPAM and has been reported to MDOT’s IT Department. DO NOT click on the link and DELETE the message.
- ICYMI: At Morgan State, Sec. Ports celebrated the 30th anniv. @NTCMorgan Wed. w/ @SecretaryPete LtoR: CofS Don-Terry Veal, Ctr Dir Mansoureh Jeihani, Sec. Ports, Sec. Buttigieg, Morgan Pres David Wilson, Engineering Dean Oscar Barton, & Provost/Senior VP Hongtao Yu. #MDOTscenes
- Today, we mark one week since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families as we continue to work to advance salvage and rebuilding efforts.

















