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BALTIMORE -- Amtrak is seeking to purchase more than 10 acres of land in West Baltimore for its proposed Frederick Douglass Tunnel.
The B&P Tunnel, used by MARC and Amtrak trains, connects Baltimore to D.C. and is over 150 years old, making it Amtrak's oldest tunnel on the Northeast Corridor.
All Amtrak trains have resumed in Baltimore after being halted Tuesday morning, according to a post on X by Amtrak. The halt took place at 10:42 a.m. Officials said police activity that involved a com ...
Amtrak and federal, state and local leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning for Platform 5 at Baltimore’s Penn Station. The new platform will begin services in the spring.
Amtrak and federal, state and local leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning for Platform 5 at Baltimore's Penn Station. The new platform will begin services in the spring.
Amtrak canceled Train 186, which was to travel between Washington, D.C. and New York City. By Tuesday morning, Amtrak said all trains operating between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore had resumed ...
Amtrak said Train 192 will make all local stops between Baltimore and New York to accommodate customers. However, the train system noted that it will not stop at the Philadelphia North (PHN) station.
Passengers on a Northeast Regional Amtrak train were stuck in Union Tunnel near Baltimore’s Penn Station without power or air conditioning during extreme heat for over an hour, according to one ...
ESSEX, Md. — Two people are dead following a collision between an Amtrak train and an ATV that happened around 8:30 p.m., Baltimore County Police Det. Anthony Shelton said. Shelton confirmed the ...
Amtrak is upgrading a 31-mile stretch of track between D.C. and Baltimore, as it positions itself for its next generation of high speed Acela Express trains, which are scheduled to enter service ...
Baltimore is proud of its passenger rail history and happy to have Amtrak service, too. But let’s not make this a turf war given the economic opportunities at stake.
A northbound Amtrak train emerges from the north portal of the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel to Penn Station. The Frederick Douglass Tunnel is slated to replace the B&P. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff) ...