Amtrak
EXCITING NEWS! We have awarded a contract to build the brand new, state-of-the-art Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore, which will serve electrified Amtrak and MARC commuter trains.
This is one of the largest infrastructure projects on the East Coast, and the Kiewit Corporation/ J.F. Shea Joint Venture brings extensive experience with tunneling projects around North America.
Early construction activities are already underway for the Program, and the announcement today moves us one step closer to unlocking the biggest bottleneck between DC and New Jersey.
This generational investment will improve reliability and travel times for more than 12 million annual NEC riders, as well as the Maryland Transit Administration MARC Penn Line.
This major milestone marks a significant leap forward in the commitment of Amtrak towards transforming train travel and delivering a new era of passenger rail in America.
Learn more:
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I was just writing about the Abolitionist Poets, whom I learned a lot from, and it is great that the new tunnel is being named after Frederick Douglass, I learned a lot from studying Frederick Douglass, he was great. And I love trains, we need more trains and subways in America.
Salute,
Tony V.