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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and transit leaders celebrate new metro subway cars

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Maryland transportation leaders joined Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott at the Johns Hopkins metro subway station to celebrate the launch of the Maryland Transit Administration’s new metro subway cars. Maryland Transit Administrator Holly Arnold said riders needed an improved experience. “Brighter lighting, better bicycle space and improved digital signage will improve enhanced accessibility and a more comfortable ride,” Arnold said. “Wider doors a…

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Hitachi Rail has entered commercial service with new subway trains delivered to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) on the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink network. The move represents a major step in the modernization of an infrastructure whose trains and control systems have not been updated since 1983. The contract, awarded in 2017, calls for the delivery of 78 subway cars, worth a total of $400.5 million, with 12 units delivered to date. The…

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WBAL broke the news in Baltimore, United States on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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