The old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad built the tunnel in 1895 to get its trains to Philadelphia and Jersey City. Passenger service along this route ended in 1958, with only a summertime race fans ...

She added: “It’s insanely hot on here, and I can’t imagine that a few people here can last much longer.” Another train was held in Baltimore for passengers from Train 94 to take.

Laura Evans - PHOTO: An Amtrak train was evacuated after getting stuck in a Baltimore tunnel with no air conditioning, June 23, 2025. By 5:02 p.m. ET, passengers had been safely evacuated.

BALTIMORE — A squad of construction workers descend daily under the streets of Baltimore. They labor deep down, in the semi-secret and highly restricted chamber known as the Howard Street Tunnel.