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Light Rail Modernization Program fifty-two vehicles thirty-three stations
Light Rail Modernization Program - the whole-system renewal of Baltimore's Central Light Rail Line: fifty-two low-floor vehicles, a new train control system, all 33 stations, the Howard Street rail, the traction power substations and two maintenance facilities
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- Buyer
- Maryland Transit Administration
- Where
- Maryland · Baltimore
- Segments
- Rolling stock, Signalling, Track, Stations & depots, Electrification
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Digital operations
- Status
- Planned — Three procurements are running under the programme and none has been awarded.
- Value band
- over $1bn
- Currency
- USD
- Key dates (month)
- Signal specifications complete 2026 · Cromwell RFP advertised July 2026 · Vehicle proposals opened June 2026 · Programme complete 2034
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Three procurements are running under the programme and none has been awarded. MTA records that replacement signal system specifications were completed in FY2026, that the Cromwell Maintenance Facility request for proposals was advertised in FY2027, that vehicle and train control proposals were received and have started evaluation, and that the stations and track modernization request for qualifications is in evaluation.
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4 sources · all primary
- ● Maryland Department of Transportation · DRAFT FY2027-FY2032 Consolidated Transportation Program, Maryland Transit Administration chapter (capital programme summary and 58 project pages with total estimated cost, expended through close year and six-year cash flow) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Maryland Department of Transportation · FINAL FY2026-FY2031 Consolidated Transportation Program, full report (the adopted six-year capital programme; MTA project pages at pp. MTA-1 onward) (published 2025 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● MDOT Maryland Transit Administration · Light Rail Modernization Program - programme page (52 low-floor vehicles, all 33 stations, seven-minute headways, programme timeline to 2034, Industry Day of 26 June) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● MDOT Maryland Transit Administration · Transit Projects & Studies - programme index (Light Rail Modernization Program, Mondawmin Transit Hub, Penn-Camden Connector, Red Line, Purple Line, MARC Growth and Transformation Plan) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
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| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Rail Modernization Program Tranche 3 Cromwell Facility | MDOT MTA | Open | estimated cost class L: over $100 million, in MTA's own construction look-ahead of August 2026; MTA publishes no contract value | Published July 2026 |
| MDOT Freight Rail P3 concession Maryland and Delaware | MDOT MTA | Open | value not published - MDOT publishes no figure for the concession | |
| MTA Elevator Modernization design-build forty elevators | MDOT MTA | Bids closed | estimated cost class J: $50 million to $75 million, in MTA's own construction look-ahead of August 2026; MTA publishes no contract value |
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| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Rail Metro Facilities Ancillary maintenance construction | MDOT MTA | Open | estimated cost class H: $15 million to $30 million, for the matching line in MTA's own on-call master contract look-ahead of August 2026; MTA publishes no contract value | |
| MARC Mechanical Ancillary maintenance construction master contract | MDOT MTA | Open | estimated cost class G: $10 million to $15 million, for the matching line in MTA's own on-call master contract look-ahead of August 2026; MTA publishes no contract value | |
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