ELLICOTT CITY — A federal investigator said Wednesday that a coal train that derailed in Maryland was going the authorized speed of 25 miles per hour with the engineer-in-training at the controls before the fatal accident. Investigators were checking videos, ...

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ELLICOTT CITY — Investigators were checking videos, track conditions and maintenance records Wednesday to find the cause of a deadly train derailment in Maryland and figure out if two young women sitting on a railroad bridge over the town’s main ...

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On Main Street in Historic Ellicott City, business owners are reeling after a deadly train derailment around midnight on Tuesday left much of the area inaccessible to traffic — and their customers.

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A CSX train derailed early Tuesday morning on a bridge above Frederick Road in downtown Ellicott City, killing two teenagers. Nearly two dozen cars flipped over, and investigators are still trying to determine a cause. ...

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ELLICOTT CITY — Verizon Communications Inc. says a train derailment near Baltimore is disrupting land-line service to customers, including some government clients. The problems Tuesday reached all the way to the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Lawyers preparing ...

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ELLICOTT CITY — A train hauling coal derailed on a bridge in this city’s historic district, killing two college students who had been drinking together and hanging out on the tracks. Nearly two dozen railroad cars flipped over, including some ...

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Witty directs Susquehanna Susquehanna Bank has named James D. Witty as regional president for the Baltimore area and eastern Maryland. Witty will lead Susquehanna’s commercial and retail banking teams in Baltimore city and Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, Anne Arundel, Harford and ...

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PHILADELPHIA — Lawyers for a Maryland teen convicted in a Jihadist terror plot want him moved to a juvenile facility to await sentencing. A federal judge in Philadelphia is considering the request after a hearing Monday for 18-year-old Mohammad Hassan ...

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Ellicott City-based A-TEK has been awarded a technology contract with the National Institutes of Health valued at $20 billion over its 10-year term, the company reported. A-TEK provides scientific data management and enterprise IT services in the areas of national ...

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ELLICOTT CITY — A man accused of killing a fellow patient at a state mental hospital has been found incompetent to stand trial. The Howard County State’s Attorney’s office says Judge Louis Becker ruled Thursday that Andre Mayo is not ...

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