Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 19:45:44 -0400
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Meanwhile, in Baltimore
From: Michael Walsh <walshmichaelj at gmail.com>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 7:35 PM, Keith F. Lynch <kfl at keithlynch.net> wrote:
> Michael Walsh <walshmichaelj at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Yesterday around 3.40pm at 26th Street
>
>> http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/the-news-hole/video-26th-st-collapse-happened/
>
> There was also a picture of it in today's Washington Post.
>
> I wonder how they plan to fix it.  A million tons of concrete?

First the city and CSX have to determine who is at fault.  I see ...
happy lawyers!

For the historical minded, the tracks & tunnels are part of the
Baltimore Belt Line:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Belt_Line

Yes, the retaining walls were built between 1890 & 1895.

But wait! There's more!!

The Baltimore Belt Line includes the Howard Street Tunnel, site of a
fire in 2001 that disrupted internet traffic for a period of time:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Street_Tunnel_fire

mjw