Maryland asking for $360M for railroad work

(bizjournals.com) - The Maryland Department of Transportation has applied for $360 million in high-speed rail stimulus funds to improve Amtrak and MARC Commuter rail, Gov. Martin O’Malley announced Monday.
Maryland applied for a portion of the $8 billion available for high-speed rail projects nationwide. Virginia also announced Monday that it had applied for about $75 million of the competitive high-speed rail funds.
The projects outlined in Maryland’s application are intended to better link Washington to Baltimore. ... Projects in the application include: Continued

Photos: Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge, B&P Tunnel, and Bush River Bridge. (MDRails).