Benefits for Maryland
- 1,800 jobs for Maryland over the next decade
- 858,000 fewer long-haul trucks annually on Maryland highways
- 2.8 million fewer gallons of fuel consumed annually on Maryland highways
- 31,000 fewer tons of CO2 released annually into Maryland’s air
- $9.4 million savings in annual congestion costs for Maryland motorists
- $2.4 million savings in annual accident costs for Maryland motorists
- $1.9 million savings in annual maintenance costs on Maryland highways
- $35 million savings in annual logistics costs for Maryland businesses
- 69 route miles
- 150 employees
- $12 million annual payroll
- $39 million in annual purchases and payments
- Governor Martin O’Malley
- U.S. Representative Roscoe Bartlett
- Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Maryland Chamber of Commerce
- Canusa Hershman Recycling Company
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski
- U.S. Senator Ben Cardin
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Learn more from Maryland expert Kathleen Snyder.
Kathleen Snyder, president and chief executive officer of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, answers questions about the Crescent Corridor's impact on Maryland in our Ask the Experts section. Read More >
Crescent Corridor
Maryland
“We have to look at using alternative means to cars and trucks on our roads, and freight rail options are a very important mix to our transportation network, in Maryland and across the country. The Maryland chamber supports this kind of public-private transportation project because there are a lot of win-wins. We need to bring our transportation infrastructure up to 21st century standards, and that is what Norfolk Southern is trying to do.”
President and CEO, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Kathleen Snyder