ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s Fiscal 2025 budget proposal includes $150 million in restored funding for transportation projects across the state, including $8 million for the continued operation and expansion of MARC’s Brunswick Line into West Virginia, the Frederick News-Post reported. Some of the funds would also go toward a pilot program offering new mid-day service option.
Expansion of service on the Brunswick Line was in jeopardy late in 2023, when the Maryland Department of Transportation identified a $3.3 billion deficit in its capital program for the fiscal years 2024 through 2029. In response to the shortfall, Moore proposed to pull state funding from several planned transportation improvements across the state, including the Brunswick MARC expansion. Now the funding for the expansion will be restored, if the Maryland General Assembly approves.
The Brunswick Line operates between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, W.Va., with a branch to Frederick, Md. It is MARC’s second longest route at 74 miles, and is operated under contract to MARC by Alstom. It runs on CSX over former Baltimore & Ohio track and is a successor to commuter services provided by B&O on the route dating to the 19th century.
