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Maryland will receive $60 million to lay the groundwork for replacement of a tunnel built just west of Baltimore's Penn Station in the 1870s.
The tunnel, which will cost $1 billion to replace, is used by Amtrak, MARC and the Norfolk Southern freight line. The state was also awarded $9.4 million to begin planning an $80 million to $100 million project to improve the station that serves MARC and Amtrak near Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport.
"Both [projects] will increase our ability to move people more efficiently by rail and reduce our dependence on the automobile," said Gov. Martin O'Malley (D). "This funding allows us to complete the engineering and environmental work necessary to get these vital projects ready for construction."
Va., Md. get nearly $140 million for rail projects - washingtonpost.com
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