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CSX Howard Street Tunnel Project


CSX Howard Street Tunnel Project
Creating Sufficient Clearance for Double-Stack Consists
Along the former B&O Belt Line
These photos date from mid-September 2025, also see mid-March, late-March, early-May photo sets

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Laying the Final Mile of New Track as seen from Huntingdon Avenue overpass
track laying team
track laying team
lift ribbon aside
lift ribbon aside
prep ties for plates
prep ties for plates
uh oh, warning cones!
uh oh, warning cones!

Cribber Adzer CA 201602 Broke Down
getting left behind
getting left behind
repairs underway
repairs underway
welding crew idle
welding crew idle
dust is a good sign
dust is a good sign

Chemetron In-Track Rail Welder CMW 28, Welding Rail to Pre-Assembled Track Switch
prep for arc welding
prep for arc welding
weld rail to switch
weld rail to switch
sparks fly!
sparks fly!
spike driver is next
spike driver is next

First Track Inspection, (Sisson Street bridge removed summer 2025)
measure track gauge
measure track gauge
red spray marks progress
red spray marks progress
red spray marks progress
onward, lift more rail
Sisson St reopens 2026?
Sisson St reopens 2026?

North Avenue
incomplete
incomplete
steel frame in place
steel frame in place
masonry to be removed
masonry to be removed
more work ahead
more work ahead

From Barclay and Aisquith Streets
picking up scrap
picking up scrap
east to Greenmount
east to Greenmount
looking west
looking west
Harford Road unfinished
Harford Road unfinished

You might enjoy earlier photos and Belt Line tour at this site

Offsite links: basic project info, Trains mag

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