Howard Street Tunnel opens for double-stack rail service, marking new era for Port of Baltimore

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This concerns CSX, not public transoort, but it's about an expansion of rail service.

You might recall that there was a fire in the Howard Street Tunnel in the summer of 2001.

I saw this on the evening TV news on WMAR. Doubled stack container trains have been operating in Maryland for along time, just not through the Howard Street Tunnel.

Baltimore City

Howard Street Tunnel opens for double-stack rail service, marking new era for Port of Baltimore

The completion of the Howard Street Tunnel project unlocks new cargo capacity at the Port of Baltimore after decades of delays and more than $466 million in investment.


Photo by: WMAR

By: Ja Nai Wright
Posted 39 minutes ago

BALTIMORE — Monday marked the official start of double-stack rail service through the newly reconstructed Howard Street Tunnel, a project decades in the making that federal, state, and local leaders say is one of the most important infrastructure investments in Maryland's history. ... More than $466 million was invested in the project's completion.

"Officially double stack is now here in the state of Maryland," Governor Wes Moore said.

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For 50 years, the Howard Street Tunnel served as a bottleneck that prevented Baltimore from moving cargo through its port at the same rate as other states. Work to increase the height of the tunnel by lowering its floor began in 2022.

CSX CEO Steve Angel said the project unlocks critical connections across the region.

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