Few motorists driving along venerable Howard Street in Baltimore, Maryland, are ever aware of any activity going on below the pavement, but lying directly below much of the street is a century-old railroad tunnel that still serves as a key link in the rail route along the eastern seaboard, and freight trains pass through it day and night. Far less visible than the former Pennsylvania Railroad's "Broad Way," now owned and operated by Amtrak, the Howard Street Tunnel is part of CSX Transportation Company's (CSXT) main line through the city. Thousands of passengers ride Amtrak and commuter trains into Union Station in Jones Falls Valley every day, and many assume this is the primary line for freight, too. In fact, very few freight trains traverse this Amtrak line today, leaving CSXTs largely unseen line to host almost all of the north-south freight traffic moving through Baltimore.


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    Title :

    Baltimore's Unseen Artery: A Brief History of the Baltimore Belt Railroad and Its Howard Street Tunnel


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Fifth National History and Heritage Congress at ASCE Civil Engineering Conference and Exposition ; 2004 ; Baltimore, Maryland, United States



    Publication date :

    2004-10-08




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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