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B&O Railroad Museum changes its name
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (108+ words) as railroading bicentennial nears Baltimore Sun Orioles trade for hard-throwing reliever in cash deal with Pirates Columbia mall to get Michelin-recommended restaurant and Brazilian steakhouse Health officials warn of parasitic intestinal illness outbreak Counter-surfing dog may have caused Belcamp house…...
CSX train strikes vehicle on tracks in Rosedale; no injuries reported
2+ week, 5+ day ago (116+ words) Baltimore Sun Maryland primary election live returns A new budget airline is coming to BWI Airport — here’s where it will fly Where to watch and park as Blue Angels take to Baltimore skies for Sail250 Maryland public safety chief faults agency…...
Italian commuters find a moment of peace on a cable-guided ferry sketched by Leonardo da Vinci
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (474+ words) Called “Leonardo’s Ferry,’’ the mechanism of the so-called reaction ferry was designed five centuries ago and immortalized by the Renaissance genius himself in a drawing preserved in Windsor Castle’s Royal Collection outside of London. It is the last remaining of…...
Baltimore’s rail network clears another hurdle
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (613+ words) Baltimore cleared a major economic hurdle when the officials broke ground for the new container ship terminal at Tradepoint Atlantic. But less noticed, if at all, was another component in the machinery of this complex $1 billion endeavor. CSX freight trains…...
Baltimore railroad museum restores American Freedom Train locomotive | PHOTOS
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (11+ words) Baltimore Sun...
How a new tunnel in Baltimore will transform East Coast industry | GUEST COMMENTARY
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (280+ words) The Howard Street Tunnel has always been a direct rail artery through one of America’s historic industrial port cities. But for years, its 19.5-foot clearance blocked the standard of modern freight: double-stack containers. While rivals like Norfolk and New York…...
Bigger, better Howard Tunnel cause for celebration | EDITORIAL
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (32+ words) The Howard Street Tunnel may be the most important local infrastructure project that relatively few people actually living in the Baltimore area know much about. Oh, quite a few have probably heard......
Tunnel reopening in Baltimore is a game changer for US industry | GUEST COMMENTARY
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (417+ words) Americans have grown used to a certain rhythm when it comes to infrastructure projects. We hear the announcement with fanfare, wait through years of delays, watch the budgets swell, and too often we are left wondering if the promised benefits…...
Bullet-train giant Hitachi Rail launches $100M factory in Western Maryland to power U.S. transit boom
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (607+ words) Hitachi’s new $100 million railcar factory in Western Maryland is using AI-powered robotic dogs, 3D vision inspections and other digital tools to make what it calls trains of the future. Hitachi Rail, the global maker of Japan’s high-speed bullet trains, marked the…...
Amtrak to debut NextGen Acela high-speed trains in Northeast Corridor Aug. 28
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (52+ words) Amtrak will debut its new NextGen Acela high-speed trains Aug. 28, offering faster, more comfortable service between Washington, D.C., New York City and Boston. Amtrak will debut its new NextGen Acela high-speed trains Aug. 28, offering faster, more comfortable service between Washington, D.C., New…...