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    BRAC and Transit in Southern Maryland

    I know it's pretty far back in the past, but I just wanted to share this news story as a partial result of the presentation my group did in August. Maryland to study possible commuter rail from D.C. to St. Mary's - Examiner.com
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    BRAC and Transit in Southern Maryland

    Would any of your be interested in sharing your thoughts via letters? The cost of MARC service might be possible, since basically, all we need are some upgrades. I don't know if Pope's Creek has ever been clocked for passenger trains (Sometimes passenger speed limits are higher than...
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    BRAC and Transit in Southern Maryland

    What if we could offer a 50-60 minute commute to Union Station DC? Would going to Bowie be more palatable if the whole trip from Waldorf to DC took 50 minutes. The only other way to be to rely the Cheasapeake Beach Railroad from Upper Marlboro to DC and that would cost billions. The advantage of...
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    BRAC and Transit in Southern Maryland

    Shygirl, At Bowie, the CSX Pope's Creek Subdivision (the line in question) meets Amtrak's Northeast Corridor at Bowie Interlocking. Trains may actually go north or south. The coal trains we see can come from either Baltimore or DC.
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    BRAC and Transit in Southern Maryland

    "I think the key in your thinking should not be 'how do we provide transit for those who do not have cars' but 'how do we offer transit that is an attractive alternative for those with cars.'" That is exactly why number 1 is my pet idea and I'm against number 2. My dad refuses to use Metero...
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    need a computer-fixer company

    I work in a help desk and I've found Zone Alarm can sometimes do more harm than good. The whil could be a dying fan or a hard drive problem. If you have data I suggest you back it up.
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    BRAC and Transit in Southern Maryland

    Hello My name is Greg and I am working on a policy paper for the Maryland DOT this summer as part of an internship. We are exploring ways to alleviate congestion. I grew up and my parents still live in Croom. We are worrking on several ideas for releaving congestion in Southern MD since so...
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