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United States; Port of Baltimore (MD); Maryland; shipping; containerization
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The Port Of Baltimore-Containers And Railroads: A Necessary Interaction, Thomas Sweeny
The Port Of Baltimore-Containers And Railroads: A Necessary Interaction, Thomas Sweeny
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This paper came about as a synthesis of interests in ships, railroads and history. Perhaps no other port on the East Coast has such a strong blend of these three forces as the Port of Baltimore. This paper is about the interaction of railroads and the port and how this interaction continues to play a major role in the Port of Baltimore's development. The original hypothesis assumed that Baltimore's strong history with the railroads made her a railroad port. But hard times and competitive truck rates have driven the railroads out of Baltimore to such an extent that rail service …