Rail line extension still unclear
HANCOCK (AP) - Residents of Hancock and neighboring Morgan County, W.Va., got good news and bad news at a meeting with Maryland officials about a proposed extension of MARC commuter rail service to the area.
Representatives of Sen. Paul Sarbanes, D-Md., and Rep. Bob Wise., D-W.Va., expressed support for the project but track owner CSX Corp. would have to be persuaded to allow more passenger traffic, Morgan County Commission Chairman Philip Maggio said Friday.
He said Maryland Mass Transit Administration planners told local supporters Thursday night that CSX doesn't want more ridership on its rails because freight trains are more profitable.
