Rail operator planning Maglev train opposes developer’s court motion in high-stakes property dispute

A rail operator seeking to take over a Westport development site for a high-speed Maglev train linking Baltimore and Washington asked a court Friday to deny the property developer’s request to dismiss a condemnation lawsuit. Maglev company Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail filed a lawsuit June 7 to condemn 43 acres on Westport’s waterfront where Sparks-based Stonewall Capital plans to build a 1,300-unit mixed-use community of apartments and town houses.