Amtrak has begun early construction on the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program. The first project kicked-off in March 2023 and includes replacing aging wooden ties with new concrete ties, installing new rail and completing track drainage improvements. This project is funded by a grant from the Fiscal Year 2019 Federal-State Partnership for the State of Good Repair Program. These upgrades will enable high‐speed operations on all four tracks along this track segment.
At nearly 150 years old, the B&P Tunnel is Amtrak’s oldest tunnel on the Northeast Corridor, connecting Baltimore to Washington, D.C. The $6 billion program will eventually be advanced by Amtrak and its partners by utilizing federal funding provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The program is comprised of several investment projects to construct new bridges, rail systems and track, an ADA-accessible West Baltimore MARC station and the new Frederick Douglass Tunnel, which will include two new high-capacity tubes for electrified passenger trains.
