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Purple Line 'dynamic testing' of light rail cars to begin in Maryland
Purple Line ‘dynamic testing’ of light rail cars to begin in Maryland
Valerie Bonk | vbonk@wtop.com
April 6, 2025, 5:14 PM
There will be light rail cars running on a mile-long track of the Purple Line in Maryland as “dynamic testing” begins.
The testing will be adjacent to the project’s operations and maintenance facility along Veterans Parkway in Glenridge, Maryland, according to a news release from the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration.
It will include, to begin, all eight vehicles currently on-site and is expected to last through 2026 as more cars arrive. It’s the next step before the transit administration hopes to start passenger service in late 2027.
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Valerie Bonk
Valerie Bonk started working at WTOP in 2016 and has lived in Howard County, Maryland, her entire life. She's thrilled to be a reporter for WTOP telling stories on air. She works as both a television and radio reporter in the Maryland and D.C. areas.
vbonk@wtop.com
@ValerieBonk
Valerie Bonk | vbonk@wtop.com
April 6, 2025, 5:14 PM
There will be light rail cars running on a mile-long track of the Purple Line in Maryland as “dynamic testing” begins.
The testing will be adjacent to the project’s operations and maintenance facility along Veterans Parkway in Glenridge, Maryland, according to a news release from the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration.
It will include, to begin, all eight vehicles currently on-site and is expected to last through 2026 as more cars arrive. It’s the next step before the transit administration hopes to start passenger service in late 2027.
{snip}
Valerie Bonk
Valerie Bonk started working at WTOP in 2016 and has lived in Howard County, Maryland, her entire life. She's thrilled to be a reporter for WTOP telling stories on air. She works as both a television and radio reporter in the Maryland and D.C. areas.
vbonk@wtop.com
@ValerieBonk