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  "path": "/briefs/last-link-of-purple-line-rail-installed-rail-service-still-more-than-year-away/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T18:53:04.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Transportation"
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  "textContent": "The long-delayed light rail Purple Line project connecting Montgomery County to Prince George’s County took a step forward Thursday when the final piece of track was hammered into place in Silver Spring by local dignitaries swinging sledgehammers.",
  "title": "Last link of Purple Line rail installed; rail service still more than year away"
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