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Port Covington No Longer Being Considered for Maglev Station (BBJ Story)

The Baltimore Business Journal

Developers of a high-speed train connecting Baltimore and D.C. have eliminated Port Covington as a site for a potential station.

Instead, they are considering Camden Yards and Cherry Hill as options.

The long-proposed high-speed magnetic levitating train — known as "maglev" — would travel at a speed of up to 300 miles per hour and allow passengers to travel between Baltimore and Washington in just 15 minutes.

The Northeast Maglev, the company pushing for the train, and Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, the company that would develop it, have been working with the Federal Railroad Transportation and Maryland Department of Transportation since 2016 on planning the project.

The companies published a new report Thursday that analyzes proposed routes and station locations as part of the process for drafting an environmental impact statement.

READ THE FULL STORY ON BBJ WEBSITE.