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    Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. New details emerge in probe of Rosedale train derailment

    The National Transportation Safety Board released new details Wednesday on its investigation into last month's train derailment and explosion in Rosedale, finding that more chemicals were released in the crash than originally reported.
    The National Transportation Safety Board released new details Wednesday on its investigation into last month's train derailment and explosion in Rosedale, finding that more chemicals were released in the crash than originally reported. NTSB...

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, Emergency Incidents, Railway Accidents, Explosions

    2. May 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Derailed train carried toxic chemicals

    The freight train that derailed Tuesday in Rosedale carried one chemical classified as hazardous by the U.S. Department of Transportation and another that also posed risks for firefighters and others at the scene even though not similarly classified.
    The freight train that derailed Tuesday in Rosedale carried one chemical classified as hazardous by the U.S. Department of Transportation and another that also posed risks for firefighters and others at the scene even though not similarly classified....

    Tags: Baltimore County, Health and Safety at Work, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Local Government

    3. May 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Train derails in Rosedale area

    A freight train smacked into a truck carrying garbage and careened off the tracks in Rosedale Tuesday afternoon, triggering an explosion felt throughout the region and sending up a plume of black smoke visible for miles.
    A freight train smacked into a truck carrying garbage and careened off the tracks in Rosedale Tuesday afternoon, triggering an explosion felt throughout the region and sending up a plume of black smoke visible for miles. Authorities identified the driver...

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, Small Businesses, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Fires, Transportation Industry

    4. May 29, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Rosedale train derailment creates explosion that broke windows; smoke visible for miles

    A freight train smacked into a truck carrying garbage and careened off the tracks in Rosedale Tuesday afternoon, triggering an explosion felt throughout the region and sending up a plume of black smoke visible for miles.
    A freight train smacked into a truck carrying garbage and careened off the tracks in Rosedale Tuesday afternoon, triggering an explosion felt throughout the region and sending up a plume of black smoke visible for miles. Authorities identified the...

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, Small Businesses, Fires, Motorvehicle Accidents, CSX Corporation

    5. May 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Five Md. air traffic towers will remain open

    Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that are part of 149 "low activity" towers nationwide will remain open through the end of the September, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday.
    Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that are part of 149 "low activity" towers nationwide will remain open through the end of the September, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday. The towers, including those at Martin State...

    Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Baltimore County, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Congress

    6. May 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Md. airport towers appear safe from federal cuts

    Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that had<b> </b>been<b> </b>scheduled to shut down in June as a result of federal budget cuts are now expected to remain open, lawmakers said Wednesday &#8212; easing fears that the closures could back up flights at BWI Marshall Airport.
    Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that had been scheduled to shut down in June as a result of federal budget cuts are now expected to remain open, lawmakers said Wednesday — easing fears that the closures could back up flights at BWI...

    Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Air Transportation Industry, Electronics, Unemployment, Barack Obama

    7. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Distracted driving

    Strange as it may sound, only a few years ago Marylanders were heatedly debating whether to ban drivers from text-messaging on their cell phones while behind the wheel. The dangers of "distracted driving" were an illusion, opponents claimed, manufactured by a nanny-state government to justify unwarranted intrusions on personal liberty.
    Strange as it may sound, only a few years ago Marylanders were heatedly debating whether to ban drivers from text-messaging on their cell phones while behind the wheel. The dangers of "distracted driving" were an illusion, opponents claimed,...

    Tags: Judges, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Telecommunication Service, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Justice System

    8. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Harriet Tubman park to be on Maryland land she worked as a slave

    Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad was remembered on Saturday at the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor.
    Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad was remembered on Saturday at the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor. An escaped slave herself, Tubman toiled in bondage...

    Tags: Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland), Tourism and Leisure, Slavery, State Parks

    9. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Clocks to spring forward this weekend for daylight savings

    Forward. It's more than a presidential campaign slogan.
    Forward. It's more than a presidential campaign slogan. It's also a directive on the second Sunday of March — this weekend — for clocks in the United States to move forward one hour under daylight-saving time. This means more afternoon sun....

    Tags: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Standards

    10. Mar 3, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Lawmakers look past cuts to next budget battle

    Days after the Obama administration threatened widespread furloughs of government employees, one of Maryland's largest federal agencies, the Social Security Administration, said it might shoulder across-the-board spending cuts without sending any of its full-time employees home.
    Days after the Obama administration threatened widespread furloughs of government employees, one of Maryland's largest federal agencies, the Social Security Administration, said it might shoulder across-the-board spending cuts without sending any of its...

    Tags: Unemployment, U.S. House of Representatives, Barack Obama, White House, Demonstration

    11. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Md. lawmakers say budget cuts could harm BWI

    With the BWI Marshall Airport terminal as a backdrop, Democratic members of Maryland's congressional delegation took turns Friday bashing mandatory federal budget cuts they said could harm not only air travel but local businesses that rely on passenger traffic.
    With the BWI Marshall Airport terminal as a backdrop, Democratic members of Maryland's congressional delegation took turns Friday bashing mandatory federal budget cuts they said could harm not only air travel but local businesses that rely on passenger...

    Tags: Air Transportation Industry, John Sarbanes, Federal Aviation Administration, Budgets and Budgeting, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport

    12. Feb 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Surcharges likely for gas pipeline replacement

    When Maryland utilities replace their gas pipelines, customers have had to fork out extra money afterward &#8212; not during. But that's poised to change.
    When Maryland utilities replace their gas pipelines, customers have had to fork out extra money afterward — not during. But that's poised to change. Both chambers of Maryland's General Assembly, citing safety concerns, approved measures this...

    Tags: Consumers, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Washington Gas Light Company

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