Weekday track work on D.C. Metro will result in delays

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: January 17, 2012
Tags: ballston, blue line, clarendon, delays, friendship heights, metro, orange line, Red Line, single track, track work, van ness

WASHINGTON — Metro is conducting weekday track work on the red, orange and blue lines that will cause delays of up to 15 minutes at certain times of the day. Metro says that beginning Tuesday and continuing through Friday, trains will single track on the red line between Van Ness and Friendship Heights during the [...]

New England wind project faces delays

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: January 12, 2012
Tags: boston, cape cod, Cape Wind, delays, new england, offshore wind, wind project

BOSTON — The long-planned Cape Wind offshore wind project is unlikely to be producing electricity by mid-2015, New England’s power grid manager says in a new report that raises the prospect of more delays in a project beset by them. But Cape Wind officials say they disagree with ISO New England’s evaluation and expect to [...]

Gas line break delays trains through Baltimore

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 29, 2011
Tags: amtrak, break, delays, gas line, trains

Amtrak is seeing brief delays through Baltimore after workers ruptured a gas line near Penn Station. Workers performing work for Amtrak ruptured the line Thursday afternoon. Amtrak spokeswoman Danelle Hunter says trains are using one track through the station and that is delaying trains by three to 10 minutes through Baltimore. Baltimore Gas and Electric [...]

Snow brings return of 7-hour wait on tarmac

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: October 31, 2011
Tags: airport, airport delays, airports, delays, jetblue, passenger, plane, snow, tarmac, tarmac delays, transportation department, travelers, washington

WASHINGTON — Being stuck for hours on a stuffy, stinky plane at the airport — every passenger’s nightmare — was supposed to be a thing of the past, thanks to the government’s threat of huge fines against the airlines. Well, dream on. Last weekend’s weather stranding of hundreds of travelers, some for as long as [...]

USPS sticks with mail delivery warning 

BY: Rachel Bernstein
POSTED: August 30, 2011
Tags: Baltimore, City Councilman William H. Cole IV, delays, Grand Prix, mail delivery, u.s. postal service, warning

The U.S. Postal Service stands by its announcement Monday that delivery may be affected in downtown Baltimore neighborhoods and areas this weekend because of the Baltimore Grand Prix. The USPS had said that mail pickup and delivery for businesses and residents might be curtailed because of numerous street closings for the race. But City Councilman [...]

Transportation system almost back to normal

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 30, 2011
Tags: amtrack, commuters, delays, hurricane irene, maryland, new york, passengers, trains, transportation systems

NEW YORK — There wasn’t a spare seat to be found on planes or buses Tuesday as travelers stranded by Hurricane Irene finally headed home. The nation’s transportation system was nearly back to normal, giving hope to vacationers looking for a trouble-free Labor Day getaway. While planes and buses were operating on near-normal schedules, throughout [...]

Airlines slowly bringing back service in the East

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 30, 2011
Tags: airlines, airplanes, american airlines, amtrak, delays, hurricane irene, jetblue, rail lines, travelers, united airlines, us airways

NEW YORK — Irene is gone, and East Coast airports have reopened. But it will take at least several days to get hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded by the storm to their final destinations. Behind the scenes, ground crews worked through the night to get planes ready, air traffic controllers prepared for a deluge [...]

MTA: Expect Penn Line delays for morning commute

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 29, 2011
Tags: damage, delays, hurricane irene, marc, maryland transit administration, penn line, penn station, union station

The Maryland Transit Administration is warning travelers to expect delays on MARC’s Penn Line train due to Hurricane Irene. The MTA says the Penn Line train is operating on an “S,” or limited schedule Monday. The agency says Amtrak, which operates the Penn Line, suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Irene. The Penn Line runs between [...]

Week in review – 8/26/11: Quake shakes Maryland without much harm 

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: August 25, 2011
Tags: Baltimore Grand Prix, city school board, Court of Appeals, delays, earthquake, east coast, ebdi plan, jobs, lawsuit, maryland, planmaryland, private sector, protest, race track, ub law, Week in Review

Quake shakes Md. without much harm A 5.8 magnitude earthquake sent office workers streaming onto the streets of Baltimore and other Maryland cities Tuesday afternoon. Many businesses closed early, snarling traffic. Inspectors checked buildings without finding much damage. Aftershocks also centered in Virginia continued for days. EBDI plan criticized Residents of Middle East reacted angrily again [...]

Delays in Court of Appeals continue 

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: August 22, 2011
Tags: Court of Appeals, delays, justice delayed, maryland
Comments: 1

Acting with more deliberation than speed, Maryland’s top court on Friday ruled against a would-be developer in Columbia and against the estate of Catonsville woman — well over two years after hearing arguments in the two cases. In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeals said Renaissance Centro Columbia LLC failed to exhaust administrative remedies [...]

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