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Missouri gun barrel now rests at park on Delaware shore
There's a new exhibit waiting to greet summer visitors at Delaware's Cape Henlopen State Park. And it's big.
It's a 16-inch gun barrel that once roared from the deck of the battleship Missouri during World War II, and it now rests — 120 tons, 68...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), World War II (1939-1945), State Parks, Railway Transportation, Gardens and Parks
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Perryville has $1.3 million surplus, audit says
A representative with the accounting firm Weyrich, Cronin and Sorra reported that the town of Perryville ran a surplus of $1.3 million for the financial year that ended June 30. Reporting on the town's audit for the spending year, the representative...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fox Broadcasting Company, Local Government, Executive Branch, Festive Events
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Conowingo Dam roadway reopened; cleanup crews still at work
Route 1 across Conowingo Dam finally has been reopened to traffic following Wednesday night's tanker truck crash on the east side of the dam that left the highway closed throughout Thursday.
Cleanup crews remained on the scene Friday morning to deal with...Tags: Havre de Grace, Port Deposit, Diesel Fuel, Cecil County
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Perryville's landlord-tenant ordinance may not be necessary, one commissioner says
After briefly reviewing the town's rental dwelling code during Tuesday's Perryville work session, one commissioner questioned whether the code is entirely necessary. The code, better known as the landlord-tenant ordinance that went into effect Nov. 1,...Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Companies and Corporations, Montgomery County (Maryland), Credit and Debt, Port Deposit
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Train safety record declines
Sun StaffThe derailment and fire involving a chemical-laden freight train in Baltimore last month is just the latest in a pattern of rail accidents on the rise since 1997 - about the time that a string of multibillion-dollar rail mergers left the industry...Tags: Unions, Union Pacific Corporation, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Railway Transportation
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Avoiding tunnel is impractical, costly, CSX says
Sun StaffAny attempts to reduce the flow of hazardous chemicals through Baltimore's Howard Street Tunnel, where a chemical-laden train derailed July 18 and burned for four days under ground, would face almost insurmountable legal and practical obstacles, safety...Tags: Activism, Washington, DC, Wildlife, Railway Accidents, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia)
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Tunnel fire choking East Coast rail freight
Sun StaffHigh-priority cargo found ways around Baltimore's Howard Street Tunnel yesterday, but knots in the East Coast's rail network will grow increasingly tight with each day that the major north-south artery remains closed, freight customers said. Bethlehem...Tags: Bethlehem Steel Corp., Coal, Vehicles, Railway Transportation, Maryland
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Coal-fired profits ebb for railroads
More cars, less coal. That sums up the shipping trends at the biggest U.S. railroads so far in the second quarter. Three of the biggest freight railroads — Kansas City Southern,Norfolk Southern Corp.andCSX Corp.— reported strong growth in...
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UPDATE 2-Weak coal shipments weigh on U.S. railroads
Reuters* Car shipments up, coal down quatrer-to-date at major railroads * Weather, low natural gas prices weigh on coal demand * Kansas City Southern sees strong growth in Mexico * Railroad shares little changed By Nick Zieminski and Scott Malone May 18...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Natural Gas, Automotive Equipment, Corporate Officers, Nissan Motor Co.
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UPDATE 6-CP Rail CEO resigns in victory for dissident Ackman
Reuters* CP CEO Fred Green, Chairman John Cleghorn step down * Green, Cleghorn, four other directors to leave CP board * All 7 Pershing nominees to join CP's new 16-member board * CP Rail's share edge up 1 pct in Toronto By Nicole Mordant and Scott...Tags: Paul Taylor, Railway Transportation, Corporate Officers, Canadian Pacific Limited, Transportation
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Workers continue investigating train derailment in Appomattox County
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefRail investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a train to go off the tracks in Appomattox County. A Norfolk Southern train derailed near Pamplin Wednesday afternoon. That's about 10 miles east of Appomattox. The tracks run parallel to...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUND-UP: Aflac, Dell, Waters
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Chesapeake Energy, JPMorgan Chase, Abercrombie & Fitch and HP, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Aflac : RBC cuts to sector...Tags: Quicksilver Resources Incorporated, Charles Schwab, Advance Auto Parts Incorporated, Kroger Company, Forest Oil Corporation
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