Maryland's Purple Line Reaches Major Milestone as LRVs Arrive

A pivotal moment for the Purple Line as the latest light rail vehicle (LRV) departs from New York and is securely transported to the Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF) on Veterans Highway using specialized trailers. This cutting-edge facility will accommodate the Purple Line Operational Control Center, equipped with advanced train control and monitoring systems.
Key Features of the LRVs
Length: 140 feet
Seating Capacity: 80 Total Passengers
Capacity: 400 people
Storage: 8 bikes
The Purple Line will extend from New Carrollton in Prince George’s County to Bethesda in Montgomery County, providing direct connections to the Metro Red, Green and Orange lines at Bethesda, Silver Spring, College Park, and New Carrollton, as well as links to MARC, Amtrak and local bus services.
Stay tuned for more exciting updates and milestones in the Purple Line's progress! Building momentum, one track at a time. #PurpleLineProgress #ConnectingCommunities #MDOTcares

[@buildintotrains]

lovely to see some physical rolling stock - now onsite!

[@295g295]

1:44 - hmm .. . onsite -- where is this?

[@Domthe2st]

Glenridge in Maryland the railcars came from nyc ​@295g295

[@user-ut3hz1nz8r]

WOW..... The day has finally come!! FYI - Most if NOT all of the credit is owed to the tireless work of those during the re-solicitation and with the DB2 contractor afterward AND who are NO longer working on the PL program for the PMO because they were cast aside by the poor decisions of multiple TSO & MTA Pinheads who either acted alone or were directed to by the Governor's Office to remove those staff, to Mark the territory on behalf of the new administration. You know who you are and should be recognized!!👍💪🤜 Thank you for being so dedicated to doing a GREAT job!😊

[@Seltyk]

There's something uniquely funny about transporting a railcar by truck across an interstate highway.

[@295g295]

0:33 - Yes it is sad that new rail-vehicles are delivered by road-truck, and not over the railways. There are rules for things running on the railroad -- new and untested.

[@SandBoxJohn]

@@295g295 The special handling requirements make it highly expensive as they would need to shipped loaded aboard flatcars. They can not be moved on their wheel on the common carrier railroad network because their limited buffer strength.

[@moroteseoinage]

Yeah wtf

[@icosthop9998]

Seems like another *"**#Ultra_STUPiD**"* law given to the world via idiot Politicians. 🤦🏼

[@TheRandCrews]

ooh CAF LRVs! nice Calgary in Canada also slated to get the same vehicles too for their Green line 🤝

[@teh5thh]

I for one speak for all of us Montgomery county residents when I say TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS

[@christopherjackson2629]

Speak for yourself do not speak for everybody in Montgomery County

[@NikonF5user]

I foolishly was unaware that the purple line is separate from Metro. Hoping they at least coordinate...

[@purplelinemd]

yes! there will be transit hubs providing direct connections to the Metro Red, Green and Orange lines at Bethesda, Silver Spring, College Park, and New Carrollton, as well as links to MARC, Amtrak and local bus services.

[@CrabMan2539]

Not sure if questions are answered here or not but is there any plans between now and 2027 when the line opens for people to be able to explore these light rail vehicles? Like a day where people can come and see the inside and get a feel of what they're like in person.

[@sammymarrco47]

Yes, love to see that, like when Wmata put the 8ks on the mall in April.

[@2002altima]

Let's hurry up and get this done. I'm sick and tired of driving through University boulevard, and Riverdale rd with all this traffic backed up with all this construction work.

[@safuu202]

Make sure these “new” cars are actually upgraded and have LCD (NOT LED) screens and digital wayfinding before you put them into service. I guarantee these things were designed and built in the 2010s. Imagine how out of date they’ll be by 2027.

[@currytigre]

Very excited, just wish the trains didn't look so dated. That design is straight out of 2010.

[@cooltwittertag]

but why do they look so outdated? Surely you couldve gone for something nicer like muni?

[@295g295]

1:28 -- What road-bridge is this?

[@ainonainpg3d799]

What country is that?

[@sbanner428]

Vermont

[@ainonainpg3d799]

@@sbanner428 is that in france? Pls tell me the country

[@dyarous]

@@ainonainpg3d799usa bruh

[@ainonainpg3d799]

@@dyarous then why the f doesn’t he say usa but some random fcking village name. Nobody knows that sh!t But thanks for telling me

[@GobbiExists]

It’s not the state of Vermont, it’s in the state of Maryland, where it will be built to connect many Washington DC metro lines in the suburbs, as its metro is very radial and it desperately needs a East-West connector line in the north or a loop line in general.

[@christopherjackson6149]

Who is going to operate this train? WMATA?

[@christopherjackson6149]

@marcushag8641 MTA is going to build division and bring employee's vs contract it out??? That's unbelievable.

[@grahamcracker659]

this is very scare, my cat sad

[@mthompsondc]

Hard to believe this is posted in such low-rez.

[@benjamincolumbus]

1080p not good enough?

[@mthompsondc]

@@benjamincolumbus It wasn't 1080p earlier today, but looks better now!

[@stephenshaw7593]

Why not save on fuel and deliver them by train? This just furthers the perception that trains are a gimmick that rely on trucks

[@car_tar3882]

Oh no! The trains that will spend likely upwards of 30 years traveling near emission free went on a truck once?!?!?

[@andy41417]

@@car_tar3882Hydro dams on Susquehanna powered Amtrak NE corridor. Wonder what will generate electric for these? Same issue with all EVs. Saw a Tesla with WV plates COALPWR.

[@claytonbrown7100]

Most likely cheaper and less wear-and-tear than shipping by rail plus you’re assuming railroad tracks are readily accessible at the pick-up and delivery point.

[@illhaveawtrplz]

@@claytonbrown7100 Right, we don't have a robust manufacturing sector built around rail anymore, so it's likely that the company that won the bid to build the stock just didn't have a viable rail connection to the delivery site. It's a chicken and egg problem, but you have to get more trains out there to get the economy of scale working in their favor again.

[@icosthop9998]

​@@illhaveawtrplz best answer 👍👏👏👏

[@cjones3710]

We don't need this. There are homeless problems that need addressing, and CRIME issues too. So Moore pushes for another train. Not needed.

[@newdirectionconsulting8744]

No we need this good job by Moore

[@cjones3710]

@@newdirectionconsulting8744 Not sure why. But I have homeless junkies and social services that does nothing.

[@Zzzz...7]

Yay! My tax money 💰 🤑 💸 at work! _Way-way_ over budget (estimated final cost of *_10 billion, 4.4 billion_* over the original estimated cost of 5.6 billion dollars) and _way-way_ behind schedule (was _supposed_ to open in *2022* 😮)! Hooray! Now we just need to be patient and wait until (hopefully) winter time in 2027 for it to start opening up! Woo-hoo! Plus we got a new nice and shiny rail car! Wow! Now we just have to wait for the rails to put it on! Talk about Progress!

[@illhaveawtrplz]

It's Hogan's fault that this happened, not some inherent and mysterious flaw with public transport and government projects. He and his team let the contract with the construction company lapse knowing full well that it would cost more in the long run. I liked some things he did as governor but he really, really botched this one and left the taxpayers holding the bag.