The project will widen to have a second set of tracks and increase the height of the tunnel so trains can carry a double-stacked load of shipping containers.
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CSX pledges $160m more to expand Virginia Ave. tunnel
www.washingtonexaminer.comProject helps solve long-standing bottleneck for East Coast cargo A century-old train tunnel in the District will be upgraded, after railroad company CSX pledged $160 million on Wednesday to help ease a major bottleneck that currently limits cargo...