News Wire: FRA chooses route for new NEC Baltimore tunnel

[CandOforprogress2]

What do we do with the old tunnel?

[Paul_D_North_Jr]

As of this past Tues. 11 Apr 2017 the link on the BPTunnel webpage - "View Selected Alternative" - was fixed to go to a more comprehensive map which shows the Selected Alternative 3B and the existing tunnel. (Yes, I contacted them about it.)  Here's a link directly to it: 

http://bptunnel.com/images/PDFs/ROD/ROD_Announcement_Map.pdf 

And here's the link to the main B&P Tunnel "Record Of Decision" page: 

http://bptunnel.com/ 

- PDN. 

[BaltACD]

Fact checking is so 'yesterday' in today's world.  Besides, what are facts in the world of alternative facts.

[Paul_D_North_Jr]

The linked map shows only the existing tunnel - and that's all that's available at the Overview Map link at the FRA page - http://bptunnel.com (hardly reassuring !).  The recommendation for the new tunnel is Alternative 3B.  Go here instead for the "B&P Tunnel December 2016 PowerPoint Presentation":

http://bptunnel.com/images/PDFs/Dec2016-CommunityInfoMeetings/2016_12-8BPTCommunityMtgs.pdf  

from: http://bptunnel.com/index.php/public-involvement/meeting-materials  

- PDN.

(It'd be nice if someone else actually went and 'source-checked' these kind of things; mudchicken also knows how that goes . . .  ). 

[Brian Schmidt]

BALTIMORE — For Amtrak passengers in Baltimore, the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel is like a jump back to medieval times. The train slows, tunnel walls close in, and take on the appearance of a dungeon, illuminated by occasional lights and brie...

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/04/06-batlimore-tunnel