The Maryland Republican Party says that Gov. Martin O'Malley's (D-Baltimore) 2006 campaign platform on mass transit is "just another O'Malley broken promise."

The call came just a day after The Sun reported the Maryland Transit Administration dropped plans to add weekend service to two of it's train lines.

"Since he took office, Martin O'Malley has used the Maryland Department of Transportation for flashy environmental promises instead of providing core service to Maryland travelers," said MDGOP Chair James Pelura in a statement. "The state's MARC train service is breaking down, buses are being recalled, and Maryland drivers are still mired in horrific traffic jams on the state's highways."

Pelura then touted former Gov. Bob Ehrlich's (R-Baltimore) record on mass transit – before taking another shot at O'Malley.

"Maryland's mass transit systems are breaking down despite the governor's campaign promise to make mass transit a priority. This comes at a time when Marylanders are turning to MARC trains and MTA buses more and more to get to work. Clearly, this record of failure indicates a need for change in 2010," Pelura added. "Maryland is in desperate need of competent, effective leadership."

David Paulson, the Maryland Democratic Party Communications Director, says the GOP is wrong.

"Is the Maryland Republican Party now praising the guy who spent his years robbing money from roads and mass transit only to replace it by hiking car taxes by 58% and truck and SUV taxes by 66%? Even then, that same guy bragged about slashing mass transit service and maintenance?" said Paulson, referring to Ehrlich. "We now have a pro-active Governor in Martin O'Malley who is upgrading our state's aging equipment - the result of neglect and indifference to transportation issues by the previous administration."