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September 24 2025 Vol. LXVII • No. 20
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B&O Museum Reimagines for Bicentennial By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
New $61M Pipeline Work Proceeds in Va. ...8
Baschmann Services Hosts Open House..16
NEL Season Three Kicks Off...76
Baltimore’s B&O Railroad Museum has welcomed train enthusiasts and history buffs for decades. The first commercially chartered railroad in the country chugged into gear in 1827 from this site. The museum also contains the South Car Works building, the oldest continuously operating railroad repair facility in the United States, if not the world (1869-1990). The star attractions of the museum are the multi-ton behemoths that shaped America by rapidly and reliably carrying passengers and freight across the country. The museum is getting a new look to coincide with the 200th anniversary of railroading in America. Spurred by a $5 million gift from CSX, the construction at the museum will be led by Southway Builders and will welcome visitors to the facility in a fresh way. The cost of the new construction at the 33,000-sq.-ft. facility will be approximately $38 million. DXI will handle the excavation. “The construction is an exciting opportunity to reconfigure the campus and welcome southwestern Baltimore for community events and economic development,” said Kris Hollen, see MUSEUM page 88
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The cost of the new construction at the 33,000-sq.-ft. facility will be approximately $38 million. DXI will handle the excavation.
Navigating Mounting Risks
Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-52
Insurance Providers, Contractors Off-Road Trucks Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53-67 Look for Solutions to Mitigate Risks of Doing Construction Work Snow & Ice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93-96
Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98-112 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Contractors continue to face tough conditions where risk is concerned. Labor issues, contract challenges, logistics headaches and economic volatility all plague business owners. These issues hamstring insurance providers as well, believe it or not. Both sides of the insurance desk are getting crafty in searching for coverage see INSURANCE page 100
While contractors tackle risk associated with major infrastructure projects, their insurance providers are working on coverage for these often complex and high-risk contracts.
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