From the Maryland Department of Transportation: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Amtrak have released a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) in the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Project. The primary purpose of the study was to determine the best way to provide continued rail connectivity along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor […]
Pedestrian Killed by Train in Havre de Grace Early Friday Morning (UPDATED)
A pedestrian on the railroad tracks in Havre de Grace was struck and killed by an Amtrak train early Friday morning, police said. At approximately 12:35 a.m., Havre de Grace police, members of the Susquehanna Hose Company, and the Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps responded to a report of an individual struck by an Amtrak […]
Truck Struck by Train While Crossing Tracks in Joppa; Driver Hospitalized after Truck Pushed 20 Yards Down Rail and Flipped
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: On November 11, 2011 at approximately 9:35 a.m., deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Intersection of Joppa Rd and the CSX Rail Road crossing for a report of a truck that had been struck by a CSX train. The driver of a flat bed truck […]
New Left Turn at Route 715 Interchange Planned as Work Near Aberdeen Proving Ground Gets Underway; Public Meeting Planned to Discuss Transit Development
The morning commute onto Aberdeen Proving Ground will get a little trickier in coming months as the State Highway Administration plans to cut a new, temporary left-hand turn into the intersection of Route 715 and Route 40 while construction proceeds on the interchange. The new signal may provide another headache to workers in the area […]
From A Distance…Things Aren’t What They Seem: Today An Eyesore, Scott’s Creek Could Be A Place For Everyone, Even Reformed Litterers, To Enjoy
Part 2 in a series by Todd Holden about Scott’s Creek in Delta. Part 1 can be read here: Massacre at Scott Creek: A Veritable Rummage Sale of Unwanted Household Furnishings Litter Delta Railroad Line. Recently I visited some families living very close to Bunker Hill Road along Scott’s Creek, on the north side of […]
Massacre at Scott Creek: A Veritable Rummage Sale of Unwanted Household Furnishings Litter Delta Railroad Line
What started out as a trip down memory lane turned out to be a rude awakening to the present and sadness of Scott Creek, meandering along the Ma and Pa railroad line and Bunker Hill road, just north of Delta. There isn’t a whole lot of childhood left except in the mind, so I grabbed […]
Police Investigate Body Found On Railroad Tracks In Aberdeen
DEPUTIES INVESTIGATE SUSPICIOUS DEATH (Aberdeen, MD – June 13, 2009) – Harford County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of an unidentified white male found on railroad tracks in Aberdeen, MD. On Saturday June 13, 2009 at 6:48 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office received a call from a CSX train conductor advising he observed what appeared […]
