Maryland Transit Administration

Headquarters	6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Area served	Baltimore Metropolitan Area
Founded	April 30, 1970
Fleet size	761 (Bus) 53 (Light Rail) 100 (Heavy Rail)
Number of lines	103 (Bus) 3 (Light Rail) 1 (Heavy Rail)
Ridership	~130 million (FY2016)
Union	ATU Local 1300
Website	mta.maryland.gov
Facebook	@mtamaryland
Instagram	@mtamaryland
Twitter	@mtamaryland
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Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is the primary transit service provider in Baltimore, Maryland. It directly operates six transit services: local bus, light rail, heavy rail, commuter bus, mobility paratransit, and MARC Train. MARC commuter rail service is administered by MTA Maryland but operated by CSX Transportation and Amtrak. A seventh mode of service in Maryland's Eastern Shore being freight transport is also administered by MTA but operated by a private contractor.

Bus

As of June 18, 2017, the entire bus system underwent a major overhaul. There are 103 bus routes in the system, 66 of those routes are consisted within the Baltimore region (and counties). There are more than 700 buses overall in the current fleet. Commuter BusLINK routes are operated by privately-owned motor coach contractors throughout central Maryland, so MCI buses may not appear in system's fleet roster record. Private contractors operating commuter bus service use some of their own buses that could be seen used in charter service.

Routing Key

This description gives you the meaning and purpose of the services below.

CityLINK service is provided by twelve high-frequency routes operating 24-hours per day along truncated corridors with high ridership throughout the Baltimore inner-city with some connecting to the surrounding suburbs. All routes are identify by colors [destination signs w/ two-letter acronyms -- to identify the color if spelled-out (13000 through 16000s feature a "colored box" with the letters inverted within)] as they are the only lines featuring letters. All lines link with each other throughout the region, rather it's within downtown or in the surrounding area. The LocalLINK routes are identified by two different types of services: Crosstown and Feeder service. Crosstown lines operate from one region to another rather within the city-limits or cross-county (primarily Baltimore county) without connecting through downtown Baltimore. These lines are numbered in the 20s and 30s. Feeder lines operate mostly off truncated corridors along whilst linking to either CityLINK, Metro SubwayLINK or Light RailLINK lines. Some crosstown and feeders routes operate 24-hours per day. These lines are numbered from the 50s through 90s. To better identify the lines, crosstown routes from south-to-north are numbered from lowest-to-highest; feeder routes from east-to-west are numbered from lowest-to-highest. Express BusLINK operates 'direct' route connections throughout the region. Most serve the downtown area to the surrounding suburbs, while three other lines (102, 106 and 107) utilize the Beltway (Interstate 695) to link White Marsh-to-Baynesville-to-Towson (102); Towson-to-Pikesville-to-Owings Mills (106); and Pikesville-to-Woodlawn-to-UMBC & BWI Airport (107). Each express line operates non-stop or limited-stops along their route. Commuter BusLINK service is similar to express service with routes operating to/from downtown Baltimore or downtown Washington, D.C. and/or Silver Spring, MD but provide direct non-stop service at longer distances while connecting to the surrounding suburbs or neighboring counties. One service in particular is the Inter-County Connector, which does not connect to Baltimore nor Washington, D.C. (one route does connect to downtown Silver Spring) but connects the suburbs to major points-of-interest using the Inter-County tollway of MD Route 200 (denoted as "200s").

Routing List

• CityLINK → Navy NV, Orange OR, Green GR, Blue BL, Pink PK, Silver SV, Lime LM, Red RD, Yellow YW, Purple PR, Gold GD, Brown BR
• LocalLINK (Crosstown) → 21, 22, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38✝
• LocalLINK (Feeder) → 51, 52✝, 53, 54, 56, 59, 62, 63, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 73, 75✈, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 92✝, 93, 94, 95✝
• Express BusLINK → 103, 104, 105, 115, 120, 150, 154, 160, 164
• Preakness Shuttle → Rogers Avenue Metro-Pimlico, Poly/Western-Pimlico
• Commuter BusLINK (Inter-County Connector) → 201✈, 202, 203, 204
• Commuter BusLINK (Anne Arundel County) - 210, 215
• Commuter BusLINK (Anne Arundel / Queen Anne's Counties) → 220, 230, 240, 250, 260
• Commuter BusLINK (Howard County) → 310, 315, 320, 325, 335, 345
• Commuter BusLINK (Harford County) → 410, 411, 420
• Commuter BusLINK (Washington / Frederick / Montgomery Counties) → 505, 515
• Commuter BusLINK (Charles / Prince George's Counties) → 610, 620, 630, 640, 650
• Commuter BusLINK (Saint Mary's / Prince George's Counties) → 705, 715, 725, 735
• Commuter BusLINK (Calvert County) → 810, 820, 830, 840, 850

Note:

• ✝ = Routes operate limited service throughout the day. Some are supplemental lines during school hours or operate on adjusted trips.
• ✈ = Routes that serve BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport terminals

Bus Divisions

Base (No.)	Name	Routes served	Address
1	Bush Street	NV, OR, GR, BL, SV, RD, YW, PR, BR, 26, 29, 37, 67, 69, 70, 71, 73, 75✈, 76, 77, 78, 94, 95, 103, 115, 150, 164	1515 Washington Boulevard
2	Eastern	NV, OR, BL, LM, GD, 21, 22, 28, 36, 56, 59, 62, 65, 105, 120, 160	201 South Oldham Street
3	Kirk Avenue	GR, PK, RD, PR, BR, 30, 33, 36, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 93, 103, 104, 115, 120, 154	2226 Kirk Avenue
4	Northwest	LM, YW, GD, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37, 38, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 92, 105	4401 Mount Hope Drive

Note:

• Bus divisions does not include commuter bus lines. Commuter services are operated by private contractors and their division locations are withheld as they are not official properties of MTA Maryland.
• CityLINK (colored-coded) routes are adjusted to their numbered codes within MTA's database.
  • NV = 1; OR = 2; GR = 3; BL = 4; PK = 5; SV = 6; LM = 7; RD = 8; YW = 9; PR = 10; GD = 13; BR = 15

Bus Fleet Roster

Current roster

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
9619		1997	NABI	436.07	Cummins M11E	Voith D864.3E	Retired in 2008. Originally equipped with a ZF 5HP600 transmission, replaced circa 2006-2007. Converted into a Comfort Zone bus. In 2017, it became a BaltimoreLink InfoBus. Since April 3rd, it began operating on various routes with several transit ambassadors on-board to help people on the service changes that will occur on June 18, 2017 with the launch of the BaltimoreLink system., visit their Facebook, Instagram or Twitter page. Currently used for BaltimoreLINK press conferences Stored at Bush Street Division'
04001-04125		2004	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISM	Allison B400R	All units originally delivered with Voith D864.3E transmission. 04100 converted into Christmas Holiday Bus 04055 & 04074 sent to Maryland State Police 04022 sent to MTA Police 04081 sent to Fire Department 04034, 04041, 04046, 04051 and 04052 sent to Ocean City Transit
05001-05094		2005	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISM	Allison B400R	All units originally delivered with Voith D864.3E transmission 05090 retired in 2016 after being involved in a major collision
06001-06010		2006	NFI	DE40LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system	First Diesel-electric hybrids ever ordered by MTA All ten coaches are based at Bush Street Division Rear electronic signage removed on all coaches in 2016
08001-08030		2008	NFI	DE60LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison EP50 hybrid system
09001-09100		2009	NFI	DE41LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system	Ordered using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
10001-10041		2010	NFI	DE40LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system	All forty-one coaches are based at Bush Street Division
11081-11092		2010	NFI	DE60LF	Cummins ISL	Allison EP50 hybrid system	12 of 14 units partially completed in 2009 on speculation of a Chicago Transit Authority order (CTA instead cut a deal to lease what became the CTA 4000-4149 series). The other two were bought by the SMART (suburban Detroit). Acquired for roughly the price of a 40-foot bus Entered revenue service on November 2011.
169C-188C		2011	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500	Operated by private contractors Used on the Intercounty Connector. 169C-172C wrapped for primary use on ICC Route 201 (operated by Atlantic Coast Charters)
11001-11057		2011	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISL	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	First buses in fleet to have disc brakes
12001-12053		2012	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISL	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	New charcoal black, extra-foamy cushioned seats Test to have battery recharging unit, rather than an alternator featured on current hybrids
12081-12090		2013	NFI	XDE60	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 50 EP hybrid system	Option order from 2012-2013 contract
13001-13050		2013	NFI	XDE40	13001-13040: Cummins ISL9 13041-13050: Cummins ISB6.7	13001-13040: Allison H 40 EP hybrid system 13041-13050: BAE Systems HDS 200 hybrid system
14001-14041		2014	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
16001-17000		2016	NFI	XD40	Cummins ISL9 Cummins L9	Allison B3400 xFE	Part of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan's BaltimoreLink transit plan. Latter numbered 16000s (unspecified) are equipped with Cummins L9 engines
17001-17072		2017	NFI	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B3400 xFE	Part of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan's BaltimoreLink transit plan. 17053-17072 features: USSC Gemini passenger seats with red cushions Two LCD TV monitors installed (located at front and rear-door aisles) Does not feature overhead information bar (replaced by two LCD TV monitors)
18001-18070		2018	New Flyer	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B3400 xFE	First 70 units of a 140 diesel bus contract order
19001-19070		2019	New Flyer	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison	Currently being delivered Features overhead LCD TV monitors LED headlamps Trapeze software system Will replace Clever Device
Paratransit (Mobility)
2800-33xx		2009-14	Ford	E450/Phoenix	Ford Triton V10 gasoline		Some retired Some to be converted into yard maintenance utility vehicles
3200-3229		2013	VPG	MV-1	Ford V6		Stock equipped with manual wheelchair ramp
1012016-2472016		2016	Ford	Taurus Interceptor			Sedan service
3400-34xx		2017	Ford	E350/Metro Lite	Ford Triton gasoline		Slimmer passenger cabin
3600-36xx		2018	Ford	E450/Phoenix	Ford Triton gasoline

On order

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
		2020-24	Nova Bus	LFS / LFS-A	Cummins		350 buses to be ordered over a five year period Includes 40-foot and 60-foot articulated buses

• Note: Table above is updated when buses have been ordered but have yet to arrive for revenue operation.

Retired roster

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
101C-118C		1990	Flxible	Metro "B" (40102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Suburban config with single door.
900-902		1946	GMC	TD-3609	Detroit Diesel 4-71		Ex-BTCo same numbers, acquired 1970. Exx-Knoxville Transit Lines.
900-901		1960	GMC	TDH-4517	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	Ex-Dundalk Bus Lines 1-2; acquired in 1973.
902		1963	GMC	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	Ex-Dundalk Bus Lines 3; acquired in 1973.
903-907		1947	GMC	TDH-3610	Detroit Diesel 4-71		Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970. Exx-Knoxville Transit Lines.
903		1964	GMC	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	Ex-Dundalk Bus Lines 4; acquired in 1973.
904-905		1965	GMC	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	Ex-Dundalk Bus Lines 12-13; acquired in 1973.
906-907		1967	GMC	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Dundalk Bus Lines 14-15; acquired in 1973.
908		1969	GMC	T6H-4521	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Dundalk Bus Lines 16; acquired in 1973.
909		1970	GMC	T6H-4521	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Dundalk Bus Lines 17; acquired in 1973.
910-912		1960	GMC	SDM-5301	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	4-speed Manual	Ex-Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad 1401-1403; acquired in 1973. 910 to Lane Transit District 401 in 1975.
913-920		1961	GMC	SDM-5301	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	4-speed Manual	Ex-Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad 1404-1411; acquired in 1973. 913-915, 920 to Lane Transit District 402-405 in 1975.
921-926		1964	GMC	SDM-5302	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	4-speed Manual	Ex-Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad 1601-1606; acquired in 1973. 922-923, 925 to Lane Transit District 406-408 in 1975.
927		1966	GMC	TDH-3501	GMC Toro-Flow		Ex-Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad 2001; acquired in 1973.
928-932		1968	GMC	T6H-5306A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad 2002-2006; acquired in 1973.
933-934		1972	Dodge	Van			Ex-Suburban Transit Company; acquired in 1973.
950		1954	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-speed manual	Ex-McMahon Transportation 401; acquired in 1973.
951, 955		1951	GMC	PD-4103	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-speed manual	Ex-McMahon Transportation 403 & 407; acquired in 1973.
952-953		1953	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-speed manual	Ex-McMahon Transportation 404-405; acquired in 1973.
954		1952	GMC	PD-4103	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-speed manual	Ex-McMahon Transportation 406; acquired in 1973.
956-960		1950	GMC	TDM-4509	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Manual	Ex-McMahon Transportation 501-510; acquired in 1973. Exx-Florida Greyhound Lines F1101-F1103 & F1109-F1110.
961-965		1951	GMC	TDM-4509	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Manual	Ex-McMahon Transportation 511-515; acquired in 1973. Exx-Florida Greyhound Lines F1111, F1113-F1115, F1112.
967		1952	GMC	TDM-4509	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Manual	Ex-McMahon Transportation 5020; acquired in 1973. Exx-New England Transportation 207.
968		1953	GMC	TDM-4509	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Manual	Ex-McMahon Transportation 521; acquired in 1973. Exx-Interstate Buses 147.
969-970		1972	GMC	T8H-5308A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison	Ex-McMahon Transportation 606-607; acquired in 1973.
1034-1043		1946	GMC	TD-4007			Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970. Exx-Bluebird Coach Lines.
1096-1100, 1201-1212		1945	GMC	TD-4506	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Spicer	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970. 1201-1212 were Exx-Knoxville Transit Lines.
1101-1200		1946	GMC	TD-4506	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Spicer	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
1300-1315		1947-1948	GMC	TDH-4507	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Spicer	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970. Exx-Buffalo Transit Company 300-315.
1400-1598		1947	GMC	TDH-4507	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Spicer	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
1599		1948	GMC	TDH-4509	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Spicer	Ex-BTCo 1599; acquired in 1970.
1600-1619		1951	GMC	TDH-4509	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Allison VH	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
1620-1624		1953	GMC	TDH-4509	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Allison VH	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970. Exx-Augusta Coach Company.
1700-1710		1952	GMC	TDH-5103	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Allison VH	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
1711-1730		1953	GMC	TDH-5103	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Allison VH	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
1800-1814		1953	GMC	TDH-5105	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Allison VH	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
1815-1818		1954	GMC	TDH-5105	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Allison VH	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
1819-1863, 1919-1924		1955	GMC	TDH-5105	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Allison VH	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970. 1919-1924 were Exx-Knoxville Transit Lines.
1864-1893		1956	GMC	TDH-5105	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Allison VH	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
1894-1918		1957	GMC	TDH-5105	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Allison VH	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
1925-1949		1959	GMC	TDH-5105	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Allison VH	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
1950-2074		1963	GMC	TDH-5303	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
2100-2124		1965	GMC	TDH-5304	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
2200-2214		1966	GMC	TDH-5304	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
2215-2299		1967	GMC	TDH-5304	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-BTCo same numbers; acquired in 1970.
2301-2484, 2501-2674, 2700-2709		1971	GMC	T6H-5306A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	25 units rebuilt and renumbered 3601-3625 in 1985.
2801-2840		1973	Flxible	53096-8-1	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison	Semi-Suburban config.
2901-2960		1974	GMC	T8H-5308A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison
3001-3205		1975	Flxible	53096-8-1	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison	25 units rebuilt and renumbered 3626-3650 in 1985.
3301-3360		1979	GMC	RTS-03 (T8H-603)	Detroit Diesel 8V71T	Allison V730
3361-3401		1980	GMC	RTS-03 (T8H-603)	Detroit Diesel 8V71T	Allison V730
3501-3581		1982	Grumman Flxible	870 (40102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	3542-3581 had wheelchair lifts. 3517 became a mobile command bus and is still active as of 2015.
3701-3710		1986	Neoplan USA	AN440A	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	3701-3705: Allison HT-747 3706-3710: Voith D863.2	Retired in 2001; all units were scrapped. 3708 was the last active unit.
7001-7055		1987	Flxible	Metro "B" (40102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Originally had semi-suburban seats.
8301-8380		1983	Flxible	Metro "A" (40102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730
8381		1974	Flxible	ABR (53102-8-1)	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison VS2-8	Ex-Queen City Metro 800, a 1974 53102-8-1 rebuilt by Flxible in 1983. Returned to Cincinnati. Preserved as Queen City Metro 800 by the Ohio Museum of Transportation.
8401-8480, 8501-8580		1984	Flxible	Metro "A" (40102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	8444 was sold to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration as a mobile service center in 1997, then it was donated for preservation by the DMV Mass Transit Museum in 2014.
8581		1984	Flxible	Metro "A" (30096-6N)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Ex-Demo; bought in 1985?
8601-8680		1986	Flxible	Metro "A" (40102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730
8701-8730		1987	Flxible	Metro "B" (40102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
8731-8740		1987	Flxible	Metro "B" (40102-6C)	Cummins L10
8741-8760		1987	Flxible	Metro "B" (30096-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
8801-8880		1988	Flxible	Metro "B" (40102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
8901-8980		1989	Flxible	Metro "B" (40102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
9001-9080		1990	Flxible	Metro "B" (40102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
9301-9304		1993	Flxible	Metro "D" LNG (40102-6CTG)	Cummins C8.3G		Sold to Ride-On in 1995.
9201-9250		1992	Flxible	Metro "C" (40102-6TL)	Detroit Diesel 6L71TA	Allison V731
9401-9425		1994	Flxible	Metro "E" (40102-6M)	Cummins M11	ZF HP590
9426-9430		1994	Flxible	Metro "E" (40102-6M)	Cummins M11	Voith D863.3
9431-9435		1994	Flxible	Metro "E" (40102-4D)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	ZF HP590
9501-9510		1994	American Ikarus	436.05	Cummins M11	Voith D864.3E	Retired in 2008-2009. Originally equipped with ZF 5HP600 transmissions, replaced circa 2006-2007.
9521-9539		1995	Flxible	Metro "E" (40102-4D)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison VR731RH	9526 is preserved by a current MTA Maryland driver.
9601-9618, 9620		1997	NABI	436.07	Cummins M11E	Voith D864.3E	Retired in 2008-2010. Originally equipped with ZF 5HP600 transmissions, replaced circa 2006-2007.
9701-9750		1997	NABI	416.10	Cummins M11E	Allison B400R	9719 is preserved by the DMV Mass Transit Museum.
9801-9865		1998	NABI	416.10	Cummins M11E	Allison B400R	Retired by Spring 2014
9901-9967		1999	NABI	416.10	Cummins M11E	Allison B400R	Retired in 2015-2016 9914, 9932 and two others leased to RTA Central Maryland; all four are now retired
0001-0080		2000	NABI	416.10	Cummins M11E	Allison B400R	Retired in 2015-2016 Units 0006, 0010, 0022, 0033, 0049, 0055, 0067, and 0069 leased to RTA Central Maryland 0006, 0022, 0033, and 0067 sent back into retirement 0022 is preserved at Bush Street Division 0032 is equipped with a Caterpillar C9 engine 0074 was an American Seating demonstrator unit
3001-3016		2001-02	Thomas Dennis	SLF	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R	Sixteen 30-foot unit 3001-3004 are 2000 units 3005-3016 are 2001 units Used primarily for the now defunct Mondawmin ShuttleBug and Hampden ShuttleBug services Retired by MTA in 2004 due to maintenance issues; sold to The Bus in 2006 Retired in 2011
0200-0299		2002	Neoplan USA	AN440LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	About 30 buses are repowered with Cummins ISL engines. The remainder retain their original Detroit Diesel Series 50 engines. 0298 was repowered with a Navistar engine. Due to engine failure and lack of available engine components for repairs, the bus was retired One bus in this series was heavily damaged in April 2015 during riots in Baltimore Retired in Spring 2017
06011-06013		2006	Optima Bus Corporation	Opus	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R	Three 30-foot "minibus" units used primarily for the now defunct Mondawmin ShuttleBug service. Retired by MTA in 2010; leased to Annapolis Transit. Retired in early 2016.
119C-143C		2003	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500	Operated by private contractors In the process of being retired
144C-168C		2004	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60 EGR	Allison B500	Operated by private contractors 152-C preserved at Bush Street Division

Light Rail (Light RailLINK)

The "Central Light Rail" begin service just in-time for opening day at Oriole Park in 1992. The project in the 1960s rapid transit plan was to be a proposed subway line to Friendship Airport (now BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport). Unplanned, the city of Baltimore begin construction in the late-1980s while the first phase of the Metro Subway project was completed. Becoming the first streetcar-type service to run in Baltimore since the switch from rail to rubber-tire vehicles in the 1970s.

The rail have since been through restructuring phases, such as the double-tracking construction in 2004-05; Expansion to three separate rail lines and transit-oriented development of Hunt Valley Centre Mall.

The future light rail projects have been moving swiftly through Maryland State Legislation and gaining approval from the "FTA" for funding of the two projects. An overall estimated $4 billion project will be the biggest transit development construction since the Chesapeake Bay Bridge construction in the 1950's & 60's.

• The Red Line light rail is a proposed east-west line traveling 14.9 miles basically along U.S. Route 40. There will be two tunnels under "Cooks Lane" and "Downtown/Harbor East". With 19 stations connecting to all major rail lines, as well creating a new connection from metro subway to MARC. This project was scrapped in 2016 by Governor Larry Hogan, in favor of the BaltimoreLINK plan (Effective June 18, 2017).

• The Purple Line is a proposed east-west line traveling 20+ miles basically along the East-West Highway corridor through Prince George's and Montgomery counties just outside of Washington, D.C. The route will connect New Carrollton, Greenbelt, University of Maryland-College Park, Silver Spring and Bethesda areas respectfully for the first time ever on a one-seat service.

• In June 2017, Sagamore Development Corporation introduced a proposal to extend the light rail east to Port Covington as part of their multi-billion dollar development plan that was approved by the Baltimore City Council in 2016. This new alignment will provide service to the newly-built Under Armour facility and City Garage, as well as, for the future housing & retail development that will take place within the next decade. The extension is to branch-off from the main line north of Westport station, just before the Middle Branch creek (Interstate 95/395 junction), across the currently defunct sway-bridge into Port Covington.

Rail Lines

• BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport ✈ (to/from) Hunt Valley
• Cromwell Station/Glen Burnie (to/from) Timonium Fairgrounds or Hunt Valley
• Baltimore Penn Station (to/from) Camden Yards
• PURPLE Line - Bethesda Metrorail Station (to/from) New Carrollton Metrorail Station
  • Proposed to begin service sometime in 2022 [4]

All-time roster

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Motors	Notes
5001-5035		1991-93	ABB	LRV		Undergoing overhaul process in 2017-19 by Alstom
5036-5053		1996	ABB	LRV		Undergoing overhaul process in 2017-19 by Alstom

Heavy Rail (Metro SubwayLINK)

The "Metro SubwayLINK" system to this day was not supposed to be unfulfilled or look like it does in the 1960s rapid transit plan. Baltimore's population was rapidly increasing and industrial businesses were booming since the 1950s after World War II. The load taken on buses throughout the city and surrounding counties was unbearable and a different source was needed to maintain the increase in ridership over ten years or more.

The planned metro subway system was to consist not only in the Northwest corridor, but throughout all regional points of the city (ex.: north, northeast, south, southwest). While the plan was a good way to solve the congestion on bus travel, it was too expensive for tunneling and separate right-of-ways, also public outcry over heavy rail service traveling throughout communities tarnished the chance. Nearly 10 years of discussion to build the system had passed before a break-through to construct what was planned to be a city-wide rail system project that would have spanned nearly 20 years. The system, to meet costs, was planned in three phrases. The first phase, between Reisterstown Plaza to Charles Center, the Second phase, from Owings Mills to Reisterstown Plaza and the last phase from Charles Center to Johns Hopkins Medical Center that would be completed in 1995.

With 15+ miles of rail, the metro subway was far under what was planned 20 years before. The northwest corridor is a stub of what was supposed to have been a thriving heavy rail network. This is where the discussion for the expansion of the subway system began. The 2000 regional rail plan was to expand as far as White Marsh and Martin State Airport. Many believed at least having the rail route reach one of the biggest colleges in the city, Morgan State University, would give it a true service mode rather than hanging in a region with moderate ridership to/from downtown. MTA Maryland and Maryland Congress will continue to discuss the possible expansion of service through northeast Baltimore onward to "Morgan State University".

Rail Line

• Owings Mills (to/from) Johns Hopkins Hospital

All-time roster

Fleet Series (Quantity)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Motors	Notes
100-171 (72)		1983	Budd	Universal Transit Vehicle
172-199 (28)		1986	Budd	Universal Transit Vehicle		Car 199 was unmarried from car 198 and is used for operator training
Future Order
TBD		TBD	Hitachi	TBD		$400.5 million contract awarded in July 2017 includes 78 railcars and train control system. Will replace the majority of the Budd cars, which are past their service life expectancy.

Commuter Rail (MARC)

Began operation in 1984 (priviously known as Maryland Rail Commuter Service). Administered under the MTA Maryland and operated by contracts with CSX Transportation and Amtrak. Operating only on weekdays, this service is considered the fastest commuter railroad in the United States at average maximum speeds of 125 mph. Traveling throughout central Maryland on 187 miles of railroad tracks, the Brunswick Line is the longest line, Penn Line is the fastest commuter rail line in the United States and most busiest traveling along Amtrak's Northeast corridor and the Camden Line is the oldest commuter rail line still in operation in the United States, beginning operation as far back as 1835.

Rail Lines

All lines terminate at Union Station in Washington, D.C.

• Penn Line (47 Trips) - Baltimore Penn Station or Perryville
• Camden Line (18 Trips)- Camden Yards
• Brunswick Line (19 Trips) - Frederick or Martinsburg, West Virginia

Proposals

• Extension to L'Enfant Plaza and Northern Virginia along Virginia Railway Express commuter rail service to ease congestion on WMATA's Metrorail service
• Extension to Wilmington, Delaware to provide connection to SEPTA's regional rail lines
• New stations at Johns Hopkins Medical Center and Bayview campuses to provide connection to Metro Subway and the future Red Line light rail
• Extend the Camden Line through downtown Baltimore to provide a rapid transit-like service

Equipment roster

Fleet Series (Quantity)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Motors	Notes
Locomotives
10–35 (26)			MPI	MP36PH-3C
51-69 (19)				GP40WH-2		Retired Rebuilt from CSX 6590, 6518, 6786; KCS 793, 4754, 777, 766, 768; SOO 4602; KCS 771; SOO 4612; CSX 6679, 6682; KCS 790, 791; CSX 6637. 68 is kept as a spare. 69 sold to CSX.
60-62 (3)				E8A		Retired Ex-New Jersey Transit 4327, 4325, 4324.
63-69 (7)				E9A		Retired Ex-BN 9902, 9905-9908, 9911. 67-68 renumbered 91-92.
67-69 (3)				GP40		Retired Ex 30-32. Exx-CR 3198, 3205, 3051.
70-75 (6)			EMD	GP39H-2		Rebuilt from CR 3062, 3066, 3243; B&O 3703, 3710; MILW 2050. 75 is inactive.
81-85 (5)				E9A		Retired Rebuilt from B&O 4580, 4582, 4566, 4472, 4557.
80-87 (8)				Siemens Charger		All units on property, but none have entered revenue service
4900-4903 (4)			EMD/ASEA	AEM-7		Electric locomotives used only on the Penn Line. Retired by 2017.
4910-4915 (6)			Bombardier-Alstom	HHP-8		Electric locomotives used only on the Penn Line. Some units being upgraded. May be replaced by Siemens SC-44s in 2018.
7100 (1)				APCU		Rebuilt from F7A B&O 4553.
Passenger Cars
100-108 (9)		1950	Budd	MARC-I single-level coach cars		Ex 1401-1409; renumbered in 1990. Exx-Penn Central (PRR) 1480-1488. Retired
109-114 (6)		1950	Budd	MARC-I single-level coach cars		Ex 1410-1415; renumbered in 1990. Exx-Penn Central (PRR) 3231-3233, 3238, 3240-3241. Exxx-PRR 1489-1491, 1496, 1498-1499. Originally N&W. Retired
130-131 (2)		1950	Budd	MARC-I single-level coach cars		Ex 1501-1502; renumbered in 1990. Exx-Penn Central (PRR) 1543, 3242. Retired
132-134 (3)		1950	Budd	MARC-I single-level coach cars		Ex-New Jersey Transit 5427-5428, 5433. Originally Penn Central (PRR) 1525, 1544, 1518. Retired
140-149 (9)		1950	Budd	MARC-I single-level coach cars		Ex-SEMTA 110, 101, 112, 103-108, 111. Originally PRR 1524, 1519, 1530, 1503-1504, 1500, 1516, 1513, 1508, 1528. Retired
150-154 (5)		1950	Budd	MARC-I single-level coach cars		Ex 1511-1515; renumbered in 1990. Exx-Penn Central (PRR) 1526, 1539, 1542, 3243, 1546. 150 converted to café-parlor car. Retired
160-169 (9)		1950	Budd	MARC-I single-level coach cars		Ex-New Jersey Transit 5411, 5422, 5414, 5433, 5424-5426, 5435, 5440. Originally PRR 1509, 1529, 1521, 1507, 1533, 1510, 1540, 1502, 1536, 1534. 160 converted to café-parlor car. Retired
190-191 (2)		1950	Budd	MARC-I single-level café-parlor cars		Ex 160 & 150. Converted to café-parlor cars. Retired
7700-7709 (10)		1985	Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo	MARC-IIA single-level coach cars		Retired - Replaced by MARC-IV cars.
7710-7715 (6)		1987	Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo	MARC-IIA single-level coach cars		Retired - Replaced by MARC-IV cars.
7716-7725 (9)		1991	Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo	MARC-IIB single-level coach cars
7726-7735 (10)		1993	Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo	MARC-IIB single-level coach cars
7745-7749 (5)		1985	Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo	MARC-IIA single-level cab cars		Retired - Replaced by MARC-IV cars.
7750-7756 (7)		1987	Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo	MARC-IIA single-level cab cars		Retired - Replaced by MARC-IV cars.
7757-7762 (6)		1991	Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo	MARC-IIB single-level cab cars
7791-7799 (9)		1991	Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo	MARC-IIB single-level coach cars		Lavatory equipped.
7800-7825 (26)		1999	Kawasaki	MARC-III bi-level coach cars
7826-7834 (9)		2000	Kawasaki	MARC-III bi-level coach cars		Ex-Virginia Rail Express V601-V609; bought in 2008.
7845-7854 (10)		1999	Kawasaki	MARC-III bi-level cab cars
7855-7858 (4)		2000	Kawasaki	MARC-III bi-level cab cars		Ex-Virginia Rail Express V701-V704; bought in 2008.
7870-7876 (7)		1999	Kawasaki	MARC-III bi-level coach cars		Provision for snack bar.
7890-7896 (7)		1999	Kawasaki	MARC-III bi-level coach cars		Lavatory equipped.
7900-7911 (12)		1970s	Pullman-Standard	Gallery bi-level cars		Ex-Metra 7867-7871, 7881-7882, 7884-7885, 7847, 7862 & 7864; bought in 2004. All retired. Some sold back to Metra.
8000-? (39)		2014-15	Bombardier	MARC-IV bi-level coach cars
#? (15)		2014-15	Bombardier	MARC-IV bi-level cab cars
RDC
1			Budd	RDC-2		"Office Car" Ex-B&O 9940. Formerly numbered 9940.
3			Budd	RDC-2		Ex-B&O 9932. Formerly numbered 9822 and previously 9932.
8-9			Budd	RDC-1		Ex-B&O 9911-9912. Formerly numbered 9811-9812 and previously 9911-9912.
10			Budd	RDC-B		Ex-AMT 29. Formerly numbered 9800.
11-13			Budd	RDC-1		Ex-B&O 9911-9912. Formerly numbered 9803-9805 and previously 9915-9917.
20			Budd	RDC-1		Ex-B&O 9920. Formerly numbered 9820 and previously 9920.
22			Budd	RDC-1		Ex-B&O 9922. Formerly numbered 9922.
24-25			Budd	RDC-1		Ex-AMT 16-17. Formerly numbered 9801-9802.
9821-9822			Budd	RDC-2		Ex-B&O 9931-9932. 9822 renumbered 3.
9910-9913, 9915-9918, 9920-9922			Budd	RDC-1		Ex-B&O same numbers. 9911-9912 renumbered 9811-9812, then 8-9. 9915-9917 renumbered 9803-9805, then 11-13. 9920 renumbered 9820, then 20. 9922 renumbered 22.
9931-9932, 9940-9942			Budd	RDC-2		Ex-B&O same numbers. 9931-9932 renumbered 9821-9822. 9940 was converted to office car and renumbered 1.
Electric MU
631, 648-649, 651, 660, 663, 669, 671, 679, 681, 684, 690				MP54E3		Ex-Penn Central. 651, 684 & 690 transferred from SEPTA. 660 renumbered to 677.

References

• Monumentalcity.net btco.net Forums: Maryland Transit Administration Bus Roster, monumentalcity.net, retrieved 2009-07-05