‘Double-stacked’ trains arrive in Baltimore after tunnel expansion

Maryland officials gathered in the Dundalk area Monday to commemorate the arrival of the first “double-stacked” shipping containers arriving by rail to the Port of Baltimore, thanks to hundreds of ...

For 130 years, a Baltimore tunnel was too short for double-stacked trains, and hundreds of millions of dollars just changed that

Baltimore’s 130-year-old rail tunnel now fits double-stack trains. See how this upgrade boosts port trade and cuts truck ...
Truckinginfo

Double Stack Trains Provide More Fuel Savings Than Truck

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.
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Extension of Double-Stack Heartland Corridor Reduces Transit Time

Norfolk Southern has opened an extension of the Heartland Corridor, a newly improved double-stack rail line between Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. This clears the way for more double-stack intermodal ...
WPXI

Are double stack trains safe enough to go through Pittsburgh? 11 Investigates

PITTSBURGH — A local environmental group is raising concerns about a plan to bring double stack trains through downtown Pittsburgh. The group, Railroad Protection Pollution Pittsburgh or RP3, is ...
Yahoo News Canada

Drone video captures double-stack train cars toppled over after destructive winds tore through Illinois

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Straight-line winds of hurricane strength from 80 to 100 mph blasted through Warren County, sending multiple double-stack train ...