Its position within the northeast corridor and proximity to Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia make the Baltimore region ideally suited for conducting business. The region has first-rate and continually improving transportation and infrastructure. It is well-connected via air, roads, rail and water to major U.S. and international markets. Highlights of the region include:

• Three of the nation’s top 30 airports—serving in total over 62 million passengers in 2006, and providing direct service options to all major U.S. cities and a multitude of international cities

• Overnight trucking access to one third of the U.S. population—91 million people

• A deep-water, inland port that handles nearly 50 million tons of cargo annually—the most inland port on the east coast and closest to the U.S. industrial market

• Two Class I railroads—CSX and Norfolk Southern—and five shortlines

• Three interstates in the region (six in the State) link to every major U.S. market—I-95, which runs through the region, is the East Coast’s major north/south connector

• Large commercial vehicle fleet—150 trucking companies and 100 trucking terminals, operating a fleet of 27,000 commercial vehicles