Elected officials ask CSX about plans for Baltimore tunnel
Members of Maryland's congressional delegation want CSX Transportation to explain where things stand with a train tunnel project officials had hoped would bring more cargo to the Port of Baltimore.
CSX: ‘Extreme wind gusts’ led to freight train derailment
CSX is attributing "extreme wind gusts" to the derailment of a freight train on a river bridge in Maryland during last week's nor'easter.
Environmentalists want ban on oil terminal creation in Baltimore
Environmentalist groups plan to rally outside of Baltimore's City Hall in support of a bill that would ban the construction of new crude oil terminals.
Analysis: Were two Baltimore funding requests one too many?
Maryland’s decision to seek roughly 28 percent of the funds available this year from federal FASTLANE grants for two Baltimore projects, may have contributed to both applications being rejected. The state requested about $231 million of an available $800 million from U.S. Department of Transportation FASTLANE grants. The state planned to use to the money to […]
Rail traffic returns to Baltimore tunnel after derailment
Normal train operations have resumed in the Baltimore tunnel where a freight train derailed earlier this week. CSX announced in a statement that operations resumed Thursday night in the Howard Street tunnel, more than three days after the derailment. The 124-car train was headed from Philadelphia to Cumberland, Maryland, with eight locomotives when it derailed […]
Effect of freight train derailment in DC extends to 2nd day
WASHINGTON — Commuters are finding a different way into work for a second day after a weekend freight train derailment in Washington. The Maryland Transit Administration is warning of “significantly reduced service” Tuesday on the MARC commuter rail Brunswick Line, which connects Washington to western Maryland and West Virginia. Trains on the line are expected […]
Real Estate Insider: CSX facility needed for Baltimore port growth
The conversation about building an intermodal facility for CSX transportation needs to begin, now.
Canadian Pacific ends CSX deal talks
Canadian Pacific Railway says it has ended talks with U.S. counterpart CSX about a possible combination and plans no more discussions.
Md. withdraws funding for double-stack rail cars
Residents and businesses complained about the potential negative effects it would have on southwest Baltimore.
Baltimore and CSX to split landslide repair costs
The city and a transportation company will share the cost of rebuilding a retaining wall along a railroad track that collapsed earlier this year and swallowed cars, a sidewalk and a streetlight.
Passing through Perryville: Two crude-oil trains a day
A Baltimore judge ultimately will decide whether two national railroad companies can prevent a state agency from releasing information about their shipments of crude oil through Maryland.
Rail companies sue Md. to stop disclosures under Public Information Act
Two national railroad companies that transport crude oil have sued the Maryland Department of the Environment to prevent the release of information about their shipments.