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B&P Tunnel Project Is Underway
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B&P Tunnel Project Is Underway
Elected Officials
Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs)
Damage from Tunneling
Alternatives
Infrastructure Spending
Bomb Trains/Hazardous Freight
Safety Record
Other Rail Lines
Intermodal Facility
Historical Articles
* Indicates that article contains quotations from RATT members.
B&P Tunnel Project Is Underway
Amtrak cancels plans for controversial vent for West Baltimore tunnel project citing cost savings
Daniel Zawodny, The Baltimore Banner, 6 May 2026
Trump’s Feud With New York Masks Amtrak’s Spending Spree
Ted Mann, Bloomberg, 2 May 2026
Amtrak botched planning on $6 billion tunnel project, watchdog says
Valerie Yurk, GazetteExtra, 2 October 2024
Amtrak watchdog warns of delays, extra costs for Frederick Douglass Tunnel project
Lillian Reed, The Baltimore Banner, 2 October 2024
Amtrak’s West Baltimore tunnel project was short-staffed, structure underplanned, audit says
Dan Belson, The Baltimore Sun, 1 October 2024
Amtrak awards joint contract for $4.7B Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore
Baltimore Sun, Dillon Mullan, 6 February 2024
Billions in Amtrak Funding Could Modernize Aging Rail System
New York Times, Madeleine Ngo, 20 December 2021
*Amtrak Hopes Infrastructure Bill Will Help Fund a Tunnel to Ease Delays on Northeast Corridor
Wall Street Journal, Scott Calvert, 18 October 2021
$4B Amtrak tunnel replacement project in Baltimore has begun
AP News, 21 June 2021
Amtrak’s new B&P tunnel to be named after abolitionist Frederick Douglass
Mass Transit, 21 June 2021
*Amtrak is working on digging a new Baltimore tunnel — named for Frederick Douglass — that officials say will drastically cut back on delays
The Baltimore Sun, Colin Campbell, 18 June 2021
A 148-year-old tunnel is the biggest rail bottleneck between D.C. and New Jersey. Here’s the new plan to replace it.
The Washington Post, Luz Lazo, 18 June 2021
Amtrak cancels plans for controversial vent for West Baltimore tunnel project citing cost savings
Daniel Zawodny, The Baltimore Banner, 6 May 2026
Trump’s Feud With New York Masks Amtrak’s Spending Spree
Ted Mann, Bloomberg, 2 May 2026
Amtrak botched planning on $6 billion tunnel project, watchdog says
Valerie Yurk, GazetteExtra, 2 October 2024
Amtrak watchdog warns of delays, extra costs for Frederick Douglass Tunnel project
Lillian Reed, The Baltimore Banner, 2 October 2024
Amtrak’s West Baltimore tunnel project was short-staffed, structure underplanned, audit says
Dan Belson, The Baltimore Sun, 1 October 2024
Amtrak awards joint contract for $4.7B Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore
Baltimore Sun, Dillon Mullan, 6 February 2024
Billions in Amtrak Funding Could Modernize Aging Rail System
New York Times, Madeleine Ngo, 20 December 2021
*Amtrak Hopes Infrastructure Bill Will Help Fund a Tunnel to Ease Delays on Northeast Corridor
Wall Street Journal, Scott Calvert, 18 October 2021
$4B Amtrak tunnel replacement project in Baltimore has begun
AP News, 21 June 2021
Amtrak’s new B&P tunnel to be named after abolitionist Frederick Douglass
Mass Transit, 21 June 2021
*Amtrak is working on digging a new Baltimore tunnel — named for Frederick Douglass — that officials say will drastically cut back on delays
The Baltimore Sun, Colin Campbell, 18 June 2021
A 148-year-old tunnel is the biggest rail bottleneck between D.C. and New Jersey. Here’s the new plan to replace it.
The Washington Post, Luz Lazo, 18 June 2021
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Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs)
Watch documentaries on YouTube to see how TBMs work: Dirty Great Machines - Tunnel Boring Machines Reel Truth Science Documentaries, 12 September 2018 Meet Crossrail's Giant Tunneling Machines Crossrail Project, 6 December 2012 |
Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)
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Damage from Tunneling
Part of the London Underground was nearly wiped out by a tunnel collapse at Heathrow Airport West London News, Qasim Peracha, 31 March 2021 East West Metro: Shifting of tunnel boring machine will not cause further damage, experts tell HC Business Standard, 15 November 2019 18 buildings damaged as Kolkata Metro tunnel-borer ‘hits aquifer' Times of India, Tamaghna Banerjee & Ajanta Chakraborty, 2 September 2019 Cologne archive collapse: Builders found not guilty of negligent homicide Deutsche Welle, 10 December 2018 Metro rail tunneling has damaged 300-plus buildings since mid-2012 The Times of India, U Tejonmayam, 2 December 2017 How Was It Built - Metro Architect of the Capital, Elliott Carter, 16 July 2016 Historic Seattle neighborhood inspected for damage after sinking Seattle Times, Eric M. Johnson, 9 December 2014 Dissonance Underground; As Tunnel Work Hums, a Recording Studio Closes New York Times, Vivian S. Toy, 6 July 1999 |
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Infrastructure Spending
Amtrak and Maryland hope to use funding from infrastructure bill for new B&P tunnel
Baltimore Fishbowl, Laura Stewart, 18 October 2021
The infrastructure package puts $66 billion into rail. It could power the biggest expansion in Amtrak's 50-year history
The Washington Post, Luz Lazo, 8 November 2021
A Look at What the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Would Do
The New York Times, Madeleine Ngo, 28 July 2021
Why ‘Amtrak Joe’ Should Pull Back on Train Funding
The New York Times, Steven Rattner, 1 July 2021
Amtrak and Maryland hope to use funding from infrastructure bill for new B&P tunnel
Baltimore Fishbowl, Laura Stewart, 18 October 2021
The infrastructure package puts $66 billion into rail. It could power the biggest expansion in Amtrak's 50-year history
The Washington Post, Luz Lazo, 8 November 2021
A Look at What the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Would Do
The New York Times, Madeleine Ngo, 28 July 2021
Why ‘Amtrak Joe’ Should Pull Back on Train Funding
The New York Times, Steven Rattner, 1 July 2021
Other Rail Lines
With Baltimore tunnel project under way, CSX detours 16-plus trains per day
TrainsPRO, Bill Stephens, 14 March 2025
Baltimore rail project will allow CSX new mid-Atlantic access for first time
The Baltimore Sun, Jacques Kelly, 1 March 2025
Maryland, CSX find $103M in extra funding to let ‘double-stacked’ freight move through Howard Street Tunnel
The Baltimore Sun, Colin Campbell and Jeff Barker, 5 December 2019
Howard Street Tunnel expansion back on as CSX returns to table with $91 million commitment
The Baltimore Sun, Christina Tkacik, 13 December 2018
Senators want to know if CSX plans to revive Howard Street Tunnel project
The Baltimore Sun, Jeff Barker, 6 September 2018
The Toll of the Hudson Tunnel
Hudson Reporter, Al Sullivan, 23 August 2017
Proposal for Northeast Corridor upgrades includes major rerouting in MD
The Baltimore Sun, Colin Campbell, 27 December 2016
[The B&P Tunnel project is part of the larger Northeast Corridor (NEC) project]
Dangerous Cargo: Hazardous Materials that Travel through D.C.
NBC News
With Baltimore tunnel project under way, CSX detours 16-plus trains per day
TrainsPRO, Bill Stephens, 14 March 2025
Baltimore rail project will allow CSX new mid-Atlantic access for first time
The Baltimore Sun, Jacques Kelly, 1 March 2025
Maryland, CSX find $103M in extra funding to let ‘double-stacked’ freight move through Howard Street Tunnel
The Baltimore Sun, Colin Campbell and Jeff Barker, 5 December 2019
Howard Street Tunnel expansion back on as CSX returns to table with $91 million commitment
The Baltimore Sun, Christina Tkacik, 13 December 2018
Senators want to know if CSX plans to revive Howard Street Tunnel project
The Baltimore Sun, Jeff Barker, 6 September 2018
The Toll of the Hudson Tunnel
Hudson Reporter, Al Sullivan, 23 August 2017
Proposal for Northeast Corridor upgrades includes major rerouting in MD
The Baltimore Sun, Colin Campbell, 27 December 2016
[The B&P Tunnel project is part of the larger Northeast Corridor (NEC) project]
Dangerous Cargo: Hazardous Materials that Travel through D.C.
NBC News
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Intermodal Facility
A victory for Morrell Park as state drops plan for CSX intermodal facility Baltimore Brew, 29 August 2014 Murky in Morrell Park: CSX plan and mayoral stance on rail facility Baltimore Brew, 17 December 2013 Mayor hints that CSX railyard in Morrell Park could be moved elsewhere Baltimore Brew, 27 November 2013 CSX railyard opponents invite Biden and mayor to Morrell Park The Baltimore Brew, 20 November 2013 |
Intermodal Facility for double-stacking containers onto trains
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Historical Articles
Rail Plan is latest in a long line
Baltimore Sun, Frederick N. Rasmussen, 3 December 2005
This article references the Great Circle Passenger Tunnel
Rail Plan is latest in a long line
Baltimore Sun, Frederick N. Rasmussen, 3 December 2005
This article references the Great Circle Passenger Tunnel
