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Baltimore and Potomac Railroad in an 1875 advertisement in Boyd's Directory. The leading advocate for expanding the railroad system into southern Maryland was Walter Bowie, who wrote newspaper articles and columns under the pen name Patuxent Planter and who joined Thomas Fielder Bowie, William Duckett Bowie, and Oden Bowie (later Governor of Maryland), in lobbying the Maryland General Assembly ...
The Howard Street Tunnel, originally a 1.4-mile (2.3 km) long tunnel under Howard Street in downtown Baltimore, took four and a half years to build (1890–1895) and was the longest tunnel on the B&O's system. [6] Its construction cost $7 million (equivalent to more than $200 million in 2018) and required 2,400 workers. [7]
B and P Tunnel west portal. Baltimore, Baltimore City, MD. Sec. 1201, MP 97.43. - Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak route between District of Columbia-Maryland state line and HAER MD,4-BALT,147-17.tif
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Howard Street Tunnel: 1895 1984 CSX Baltimore Terminal Subdivision: Howard Street Baltimore: Independent city MD-15: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Point of Rocks Tunnel: 1971 CSX Old Main Line Subdivision
A rail tunnel, known as the Harpers Ferry Tunnel, was built at the same time as the 1894 bridge to carry the Valley Line through the Maryland Heights, eliminating a sharp curve. In the 1930s the western portal was widened during the construction of the second bridge to allow the broadest possible curve across the river.
According to The Washington Post, the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel, built in 1873, is "the biggest chokepoint between Washington and New Jersey." According to The Washington Post, the Baltimore ...
Other tunnels in New York State: New York City water supply system tunnels 1 and 2; New York City Water Tunnel No. 3; Otisville Tunnel on Erie Railroad, Otisville, Orange County [35] Shandaken Tunnel, New York City water supply system, between Schoharie Reservoir and Esopus Creek; State Line Tunnel, Canaan, on the Boston and Albany main rail line.
This is a route-map template for the Northeast Corridor, an Amtrak train service in the United States.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.