Trump Admin Cancels $26 Million Funding for Baltimore-DC Maglev Train Project

The initiative has ‘nothing to show for it’ despite almost a decade of planning, stated the transportation department.

Transportation secretary Sean Duffy speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 9, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will cancel two grants worth more than $26 million for the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (SCMAGLEV) project, citing significant project delays and high costs, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said in an Aug. 1 statement.

The project proposed setting up a high-speed rail system based on superconducting magnetic levitation (Maglev) technology between Baltimore and Washington, at an estimated cost of almost $20 billion.