Baltimore-Washington Maglev Train Project
Sector: Rail • Location: Baltimore and Washington, D.C., Maryland, United States
Source: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
The Baltimore-Washington maglev project was a proposed high-speed magnetic levitation train line intended to connect Baltimore and Washington, D.C., significantly reducing travel time. The project faced nearly a decade of poor planning, community opposition, cost overruns, and was ultimately deemed a failure by the Federal Railroad Administration, leading to the cancellation of over $26 million in
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Rail, Government
- Location
- Baltimore and Washington, D.C., Maryland, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
ConstructChat
Ask ConstructChat about Baltimore-Washington Maglev Train Project
Pick a question to edit it, or write your own.
First answer free · no account
Project Information FAQ
Project Information
Participants
Sponsoring Agency |
Status
Original status | cancelled |
Taiyo status | Closed |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
Contact
| Not available for this record. |
Description
Description | The Baltimore-Washington maglev project was a proposed high-speed magnetic levitation train line intended to connect Baltimore and Washington, D.C., significantly reducing travel time. The project faced nearly a decade of poor planning, community opposition, cost overruns, and was ultimately deemed a failure by the Federal Railroad Administration, leading to the cancellation of over $26 million in federal grants. |
Original sector | Transportation |
Budget |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Maryland |
City | Baltimore and Washington, D.C. |
Source
Source | NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts |
URL |
More Details
Record type | Project |
Sector | Rail, Government |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
Research
Free account
View all details
You are reading the public part. A free account opens the rest:
- Every detail on this project
- News and media coverage
- Technical research
Free account · no card · lands you back on this project
More Rail projects in United States
- Elgin O’Hare Western Access Project, Illinois
- Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, New York
- Frederick Douglass-Susan B Anthony Memorial Bridge (formerly Troup Howell)
- Gilmerton Bridge Replacement Project
- Grand Avenue Bridge, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, US
- I-635 LBJ East Project, Texas
- Hoover Dam Bridge and Bypass, Black Canyon, USA
- I-85 Corridor Improvement Project, North Carolina