MARYLAND governor Mr Martin O'Malley announced on September 4 that the state will allocate $US 689m towards Baltimore's planned light rail Red Line as part of a $US 1.5bn investment in transport projects in the Baltimore Metropolitan Region.
MARYLAND Transit Administration has selected Alstom in a $US 150m contract to overhaul Baltimore's fleet of 53 LRVs which serve the city's 48.3km, three line network.