Maryland Purple Line
With so much focus on combating the fossil fuel industry and creating transit modes running on renewable energy, the Maryland Purple Line is an interesting project. A 16-mile light rail line extending from Bethesda in Montgomery County to New Carrollton in Prince George's County, the Purple Line will also connect to MARC, Amtrak, and local bus services. The most interesting feature is that the line will be powered by the catenary system.
There are many advantages to this metro system: “it is estimated to take 17,000 cars off of the road daily, saving 1 million gallons of gas within 20 years” (Purplelinemd). The system would be run on electricity, so no air emissions. There are lot of in-built incentives for pedestrians and bicyclists. There is also a lot of emphasis on reducing noise pollution. On the whole, this is a very exciting rail project for mass transit enthusiasts.
A picture of the proposed rail network (Image Credits: Biz Journals)
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