MTA To Receive Up To $9.4M To Install Crash-Avoidance Systems On MARC’s Penn Line

BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Maryland Transit Administration will receive up to $9.44 million in federal transportation grants to install crash-avoidance safety systems on the MARC train Penn Line, according to the Baltimore Sun.
The “Positive Train Control” system is designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, speed-related derailments, accidentally running through work zones and routing trains to wrong tracks.
The tech will be installed along 77 miles on the Penn Line, which serve