Virginia Avenue Tunnel
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The Virginia Avenue Tunnel was constructed by the Baltimore and Potomac Rail Road to enter Washington, D.C. via a bridge across the Anacostia River. It is now owned by CSX Transportation and used to bypass freight service around Union Station (Washington).
The Tunnel is located under Virginia Avenue, SE from 11th to 8th Streets SE.[1]
At the time of its construction, it served the Baltimore and Potomac's station on the National Mall at 6th & B Street NW (today's Constitution Avenue). The tunnel served both freight and passenger service until Union Station's opening in 1908, at which time it assumed its current freight-only status.[1]
The Baltimore & Potomac station was built on the present-day site of The National Gallery of Art. Today's freight only Virginia Avenue trackage was the original freight & passenger mainline until Union Station's opening in 1907.[1]
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- Heavy Rail Track and Structures in Washington DC
- Images of First Street Tunnel Construction
- Washington Railroad History Timeline at #14
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