101 injured in Amtrak crash
KENSINGTON - An Amtrak passenger train derailed in Montgomery County yesterday afternoon, injuring 101 people - at least six seriously - just 15 minutes before it was to reach its...
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Scandal stirs anger, sadness among local Roman Catholics
Roman Catholics in the Baltimore Archdiocese listened respectfully yesterday as priests drew lessons from the unfolding clergy child abuse scandal and dealt with the fallout. But parishioners emerged from Pentecost...
Mystery of train accident unsolved
Finding out what caused last month's train derailment and fire in the CSX tunnel beneath the heart of Baltimore may turn out to be one of the most difficult challenges...
Train safety record declines
The derailment and fire involving a chemical-laden freight train in Baltimore last month is just the latest in a pattern of rail accidents on the rise since 1997 - about...
Accident plan leaves city unprepared
Though Baltimore's emergency planners have long known that a devastating chemical accident could occur in the train tunnel under Howard Street, the city's 440-page emergency plan does not address such...
Officials discuss costs of train fire
The first bills for the CSX tunnel fire began rolling in yesterday, with city officials tallying $1.3 million in expenses - the bulk of which the railroad company has agreed...
NTSB, city sifting clues to accident
As downtown Baltimore returned to normal yesterday, federal investigators gathered evidence that could implicate a water main rupture in last Wednesday's train derailment, a theory that prompted a forceful defense...
Crews remove riskiest cars
The railroad tunnel fire that disrupted downtown Baltimore for three days eased its grip yesterday as firefighters pulled out almost all of the charred rail cars trapped underground, including three...
Hazardous materials pass daily — and no one knows
The train derailment and fire in the heart of Baltimore's downtown Wednesday alerted the public to an open secret among those in the know: Every day, by rail, by truck...
Hazardous materials pass daily — and no one knows
The train derailment and fire in the heart of Baltimore?s downtown Wednesday alerted the public to an open secret among those in the know: Every day, by rail, by truck...