In January 2001, the Federal Railroad Administration's Maglev Deployment Program named the Baltimore-Washington corridor one of two finalists for future development of magnetic levitation technology. This 40-mile long project links downtown Baltimore and Baltimore-Washington International Airport with Washington, D.C. Possible future connections include Philadelphia, New York and Boston to the north, and Richmond, Raleigh and Charlotte to the south. Originally one of seven corridors under consideration, Baltimore is now competing with Pittsburgh, PA, for no more than $950 million to develop a Maglev system in the Baltimore-Washington region.  
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View animation of how the Maglev vehicle could look running through Baltimore and Washington D.C.

In June, 2000, the Baltimore-Washington Maglev project team released a Project Description which detailed all the components of the study that were completed during Phase I. The 600 + page document addresses ridership, costs, revenues, environmental studies to date, technology, stations and alignments, funding, user benefits, project chronology and other issues.   read more >>

The Baltimore Washington Maglev Project is estimated to cost $3.74 billion (2002 dollars). This cost estimate includes the construction of 62.9 km (39.1 miles) of guideway, three underground stations, a maintenance facility, substations, transformers and other electrical distribution facilities and three parking structures.   read more >>