09/29/2026
Earlier this year, 's very own Field Engineer, Nicholas Scarpitti, shared in his excitement of "the last few thousand feet" in sight for the Maryland Purple Line extension, featuring key construction methods:
🛤️ Ballasted Track Construction
🛤️ Embedded Track Construction
🛤️ Direct Fixation Track Construction
🛤️ Special Trackwork Construction
The Purple Line is a 16-mile light rail system extending from Bethesda in Montgomery County to New Carrollton in Prince George's County.
It will provide direct connections to MARC, Amtrak, and the Metrorail Red, Green, and Orange Lines at Bethesda, Silver Spring, College Park, and New Carrollton.
The light rail line is currently undergoing integrated systems testing and is projected to officially open for passenger service in Winter / Late 2027.