Maryland faces challenging road ahead on transportation

Baltimore Orioles fans headed to Oriole Park at Camden Yards may have been surprised recently to discover that it’s not so easy to get a seat on the light rail, usually one of the most convenient ways to get to and from the downtown ballpark. Why? Simply because the Maryland Transit Administration has been forced to sometimes use single-car trains packing riders in like sardines instead of the double- or even triple-car trains that once were standard during peak travel times.