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DESCRIPTION:The Virginia Avenue Tunnel in southeast Washington D.C. is a cr
 ucial element in the East Coast’s rail transportation network. The tunne
 l allows freight trains to move among key U.S. Consumer and industrial mar
 kets and the ports that connect them to the global economy. The current tu
 nnel is more than 110 years old and near the end of its useful life. It mu
 st be replaced to ensure that the rail capacity America needs to prosper c
 ontinues be safe and available into the future.\n\nCSX is currently replac
 ing the existing\, single-track tunnel with a modern\, two-track structure
  that eliminates a bottleneck in the D.C. region’s rail network while fa
 cilitating the transport of double-stacked containerized freight. The proj
 ect will help CSX better serve customers while reducing rail and highway c
 ongestion in the District of Columbia and the surrounding area\, improve t
 he environment\, and position the Greater Washington region and the nation
  for economic growth.\n\nProject Website: [www.virginiaavenuetunnel.com](h
 ttp://www.virginiaavenuetunnel.com/)\n\nSpeaker(s): Brandon Knapp\, PE\, \
 , Brandon Knapp\, PE\, \n\nAgenda: \n11:30 am - lunch &amp; conversation\n\n12
 :00 pm - presentation &amp; discussion\n\n1:00 pm - adjourn\n\n---------------
 -------------------------------------\n\nTransit\n\nRed Line\n\nMetro Cent
 er Station\nExit station through 13TH ST NW &amp; G ST NW entrance.\nWalk appr
 ox. 2 blocks North on 13th St NW.\n\nOrange/Blue/Silver Lines\n\nMcPherson
  Square Station\nExit station through 14TH &amp; I ST NW - FRANKLIN SQUARE ent
 rance.\nWalk approximately 1 block East on I St NW.\n\nParking: Advance di
 scounted reservations available at [www.spothero.com](https://spothero.com
 /)\n\nRoom: Suite 1200 East\, Bldg: American Public Transportation Associa
 tion\, 1300 I Street\, NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United Sta
 tes\, 20005
LOCATION:Room: Suite 1200 East\, Bldg: American Public Transportation Assoc
 iation\, 1300 I Street\, NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United S
 tates\, 20005
ORGANIZER:Karl.Berger.PE@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:15
SUMMARY:VTS: CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel Reconstruction Project
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/47767
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Virginia Avenue Tunnel in southeast Wa
 shington D.C. is a crucial element in the East Coast&amp;rsquo\;s rail transpo
 rtation network.&amp;nbsp\; The tunnel allows freight trains to move among key
  U.S. Consumer and industrial markets and the ports that connect them to t
 he global economy.&amp;nbsp\; The current tunnel is more than 110 years old an
 d near the end of its useful life.&amp;nbsp\; It must be replaced to ensure th
 at the rail capacity America needs to prosper continues be safe and availa
 ble into the future.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;CSX is currently replacing the existing\, sin
 gle-track tunnel with a modern\, two-track structure that eliminates a bot
 tleneck in the D.C. region&amp;rsquo\;s rail network while facilitating the tr
 ansport of double-stacked containerized freight.&amp;nbsp\; The project will h
 elp CSX better serve customers while reducing rail and highway congestion 
 in the District of Columbia and the surrounding area\, improve the environ
 ment\, and position the Greater Washington region and the nation for econo
 mic growth.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Project Website: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virginiaavenuetun
 nel.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;www.virginiaavenuetunnel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;
 /p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;11:30 am - 
 lunch &amp;amp\; conversation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;12
 :00 pm - presentation &amp;amp\; discussion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:
  #000000\;&quot;&gt;1:00 pm - adjourn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;-----------------------------
 -----------------------&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span sty
 le=&quot;background-color: #ff0000\; color: #ffffff\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Red Line&lt;/strong
 &gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Metro Center Station&lt;br /&gt;Exit station through 13T
 H ST NW &amp;amp\; G ST NW entrance.&lt;br /&gt;Walk approx. 2 blocks North on 13th 
 St NW.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: #ff9900\; color: 
 #000000\;&quot;&gt;Orange&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: #0000ff\; color: #
 ffffff\;&quot;&gt;Blue&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: #999999\; color: #fff
 fff\;&quot;&gt;Silver&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Lines&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;McPherson Square 
 Station&lt;br /&gt;Exit station through 14TH &amp;amp\; I ST NW - FRANKLIN SQUARE en
 trance.&lt;br /&gt;Walk approximately 1 block East on I St NW.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P
 arking:&lt;/strong&gt; Advance discounted reservations available at&amp;nbsp\;&lt;a hre
 f=&quot;https://spothero.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; data-saferedirect
 url=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;amp\;q=https://spothero.com/invite/a
 71sjv&amp;amp\;source=gmail&amp;amp\;ust=1503503678370000&amp;amp\;usg=AFQjCNFE9fm3LCc
 g8_Nc7ND7ZffEjtuYPw&quot;&gt;www.spothero.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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