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2/4/2025
CSX yesterday announced the Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore has closed officially for reconstruction as part of an initiative to modernize the nearly 8,700-foot-long tunnel and enable double-stack intermodal service along CSX’s Interstate 95 rail corridor.
On Feb. 1, the project reached a milestone with the removal of rail spikes, marking the next phase of work on the tunnel project, CSX officials said in a press release.
Scheduled for completion by the end of 2025, the initiative aims to increase vertical clearance in the 125-year-old tunnel and address 22 additional obstructions along the corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia, improving connectivity to key Midwest markets.
When completed, the tunnel upgrades will enhance intermodal rail service on CSX’s I-95 corridor while better connecting the Seagirt Marine Terminal Intermodal Container Transfer Facility at the Port of Baltimore with interior distribution hubs.
"It strengthens the Port of Baltimore’s competitiveness with other East Coast ports,” said Brandon Knapp, CSX senior director of Mid-Atlantic construction. “This project benefits CSX while also boosting the region’s economy.”
The tunnel reconstruction is part of a larger partnership involving CSX, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the state of Maryland, the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and other stakeholders.