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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-March 2025, also see late-March photos

Click a photo to see a larger view. Please send your comments and corrections to Steve.


Mount Royal Station (north end of tunnel)
no action at south end
north portal off left
station opened 1896
station opened 1896
pass serv ended 1961
pass serv ended 1961
landmarked
landmarked
digging
digging
scooping
scooping
pounding
pounding
big and small
big and small

North Avenue
adjacent light rail
adjacent light rail
one track remains
one track remains
atop North Ave
atop North Ave
from stone to steel
from stone to steel

Former Huntingdon Yard
busy here, too
busy here, too
west to Sisson St
west to Sisson St

Guilford Avenue bridge replacement
utilities hang
utilities hang
quiet at midnight?
quiet at midnight?
some orig masonry
some orig masonry
new retaining wall
new retaining wall

West from Barclay Street
sides regraded
sides regraded
now fill dirt
now fill dirt
zoom to Calvert St
zoom to Calvert St
new retaining wall
new retaining wall

East from Barclay Street
regraded
regraded
new retaining on left
new retaining on left
zoom to Greenmount Ave
zoom to Greenmount Ave
beyond Greenmount
beyond Greenmount

West from Aisquith Street, and East to Harford Road
track salvage
track salvage
something ahead
something ahead
Harford to be replaced
Harford to be replaced
beyond Harford Rd
beyond Harford Rd

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

Offsite links: basic project info, Trains mag

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