Project News 
CSX paying for Virginia Avenue tunnel Posted 05.19.2011
Greater Greater Washington (Online)
By Eric Fidler
CSX has decided to put $160 million more of its own money into a project to replace the Virginia Avenue freight tunnel. The tunnel would get a second track and higher clearance to fit double-stack trains. (JDLand)
CSX invests another $160 million into National Gateway project Logistics Management Posted 05.19.2011
By Jeff Berman
Class I railroad carrier CSX announced this week that it will make a $160 million investment over the next several years to help complete an ambitious railroad infrastructure project, the National Gateway.
The National Gateway is a roughly $850 million public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure initiative designed to provide a highly efficient freight transportation link between the Mid-Atlantic ports and the Midwest. It was first unveiled by CSX in May 2008.
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CSX Commits Funding to National Gateway, Virginia Avenue Tunnel Expansion Project Posted 05.19.2011
The Hill is Home (Online)
By Kyra Deblaker-Gebhard
CSX announced on Wednesday that the company now has the funds and the federal partner needed to begin the Virginia Avenue tunnel expansion project. CSX will contribute $160 million over the next several years to complete the National Gateway project, with the majority of the investment being used to expand the 107-year-old Virginia Avenue tunnel in Southeast. The company also announced its federal partner in the project ...
CSX to spend $160M on N.E. infrastructure Posted 05.19.2011
The Jacksonville Business Journal (FL)
By Mark Szakonyi
CSX Corp. announced Wednesday that it plans to spend $160 million over the next several years to complete a project that will better connect the mid-Atlantic ports and the Midwest.
The Jacksonville-based railway said in a news release that the majority of the money will be spent to expand and improve the century-old Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Washington, D.C., and create double-stack train clearances in Maryland ...
