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Seagirt Marine Terminal's super cranes celebrated
He didn't get down on one knee, but Christopher Lee wooed his wife with a skyscraping crane she literally could call her own at the dedication of the port of Baltimore's berth capable of handling the world's largest cargo ships. As founder of Highstar...
Tags: Ceremonies, Port of Baltimore, War of 1812, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley
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'Hidden historical asset of Baltimore' was born of necessity
Sun StaffThe 1.7-mile Howard Street Tunnel that billowed smoke yesterday is not a prominent part of the Baltimore landscape, not a source of great civic pride. Yet the tunnel, mostly ignored and unseen - even unknown to many residents - is hugely important, the...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Heavy Engineering, PSINet Incorporated, Locust Point, Mount Royal
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Derailed train linked to chemical in sewers
Sun StaffA flammable chemical that mysteriously appeared in Inner Harbor sewers - and may have been the cause of a manhole cover explosion Aug. 11 - came from the CSX Corp. train that derailed and caught fire three weeks earlier, the state said yesterday. An...Tags: Inner Harbor, Railway Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Louisiana, Maryland
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Tests to seek chemical source
Sun StaffAuthorities hope new soil and groundwater tests will show whether the flammable chemical that exploded Saturday under downtown streets leaked into city storm drains from the Howard Street Tunnel, site of last month's train derailment and fire. City...Tags: Inner Harbor, Railway Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Maryland, Explosions
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Explosions in city still 'a mystery'
Sun StaffTwo days after six small underground explosions rocked downtown Baltimore, authorities remained stumped yesterday as to how 1,000 gallons of a highly flammable chemical pooled beneath a major intersection without notice before blowing up. City, state and...Tags: Railway Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Maryland, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Transportation Accidents
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Rail inspectors conduct urgent survey of tunnel at city's request
Sun StaffThe Federal Railroad Administration conducted an emergency inspection during the weekend of the Howard Street Tunnel - site of a 2001 derailment and fire in downtown Baltimore - but found no serious safety problems. The inspection was prompted by a...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Trials, Transportation Accidents, Washington (U.S. state), Lawyers
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Senator: Tax break for CSX, Publix, FPL “just looks bad”
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelSome senators are turning an increasingly skeptical eye towards a nearly two-year-old tax break that supporters said would help lure major new capital investment to Florida but which so far looks more like a windfall for a handful of big companies already... -
Senate committee to scrutinize tax breaks for CSX, Universal Orlando, Publix and others
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe Florida Senate’s Finance and Tax subcommittee plans to scrutinize a dozen different tax-incentive programs this afternoon. The list includes several programs that have been the subject of Orlando Sentinel stories in recent months. Among them: ... -
Pebble will cause ripples
A large tract of land on the south side of LaPorte once supported thousands of jobs and the war efforts of the United States in World War II and beyond. But by the 1950s, employment as well as the importance of the munitions operation at Kingsbury had...Tags: U.S. Army, Economic Policy, World War II (1939-1945), Business, Tampa
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Derailment of CSX Corp. train carrying sulfuric acid causes scare in Cecil Co.
Just before midnight Wednesday, three words brought a stream of emergency crews and hazardous materials units to a wooded corner of Cecil County just north of Interstate 95: liquid sulfuric acid. A train operated by CSX Corp. derailed about 11:45 p.m.,...
Tags: Railway Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, Railway Transportation, Elkton, Ellicott City
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Board proposes new location for Elkridge elementary school
After approving a design plan for an elementary school in the northeast region of Howard County, the Board of Education is moving forward with a site for the new school — just not the one previously discussed. The board unanimously selected a...Tags: Schools, Education, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Elementary Schools, Coca-Cola Co.
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Somerset Borough police briefs: Jan. 12
Truck stolen, recovered Somerset Borough police are investigating an apparent pickup truck theft. Police said the red truck was reported stolen from the parking lot of the Carpet Outlet, 388 W. Patriot St., at 8:49 a.m. Jan. 2. At 2:09 p.m....Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Tra Thomas, Theft, Motorvehicle Accidents, New Year's Day
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