Replacement for B&P tunnel in Baltimore is moving along

[MARC Rider]

Biden to visit Baltimore for rail tunnel project kickoff

President Biden on Monday will visit Baltimore, Md., for the launch of a project to replace a 150-year-old tunnel causing rail bottlenecks between the nation’s capital and New Jersey. The replacement rail tunnel — funded by the bipartisan Infrastructure Law — is set to improve the travel woes of...

news.yahoo.com

Looks like the President is visiting my hometown today to kick off the Frederick Douglass tunnel project, a project that's long overdue. Hopefully, they'll get it done before the existing C&P tunnel collapses or floods. And apparently the President will be traveling to New York tomorrow to talk with the locals about the Hudson River tunnels, another critical project.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

A new Acela and a new Charger are here.

 

[MARC Rider]

Some more background about the Presidential visit and the B&P tunnel.

‘Amtrak Joe' Biden Hails Plans for Big East Coast Tunnel Fix

President Joe Biden, a daily rail commuter during his years in the Senate, has visited an aging Baltimore tunnel that’s slated to be replaced with help from the bipartisan infrastructure legislation he signed in 2021. The Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel project would eliminate a bottleneck that...

www.nbcwashington.com

Interesting. It appears that Senator Biden, during his commuting years, got to have some cab rides.

 

[Bob Dylan]

Some more background about the Presidential visit and the B&P tunnel.

‘Amtrak Joe' Biden Hails Plans for Big East Coast Tunnel Fix

President Joe Biden, a daily rail commuter during his years in the Senate, has visited an aging Baltimore tunnel that’s slated to be replaced with help from the bipartisan infrastructure legislation he signed in 2021. The Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel project would eliminate a bottleneck that...

www.nbcwashington.com

Interesting. It appears that Senator Biden, during his commuting years, got to have some cab rides.

And like most Politicians, he often " worked" the Train shaking hands, smoozing and reminding people to Vote!

I got to ride in his car several times while he was in the Senate, both on Metroliners and Acelas!