BUILT IN THE 1890S, THE HOWARD STREET TUNNEL UNTIL NOW HAD BEEN A CHOKE POINT FOR FREIGHT TRAIN, RAIL TRAFFIC AND AN ACHILLES HEEL FOR THE PORT OF BALTIMORE. THE EXPANSION CHANGES EVERYTHING. THIS IS ...

THE FOLKS AT THE PORT OF BALTIMORE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE IDEA OF DOUBLE STACKED TRAINS FOR NEARLY HALF A CENTURY, BUT FINALLY IT BECAME A REALITY IN OCTOBER. CRANES LOAD CONTAINERS ONTO RAIL ...

CSX Transportation, which is expanding its intermodal terminal in Worcester, said it has opened New England’s first double-stack cleared intermodal route. The rail operator said the route is on its ...

Double stack freight rail transportation is up to five times more fuel efficient than truck transportation, according to a new report by the Federal Railroad Administration.

The Port of Baltimore now has the ability to double-stack shipping containers on trains in and out of the terminal. Port officials have discussed the thought for nearly 50 years, but the idea became a ...