President Biden Unveils Massive Rail Project, and ‘Good Jobs,’ in Baltimore

By Stacy M. Brown

NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

During a trip to Baltimore on Monday, Jan. 30, President Joe Biden announced plans to replace the 150-year-old Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel, which is a major component of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The White House stated that the project would address the Northeast Corridor’s largest rail bottleneck between Washington, D.C., and New Jersey, as well as create “goodpaying union jobs,” improve reliability, reduce commuting times, and improve safety and resilience.

The program is expected to create 30,000 jobs, including 20,000 direct construction jobs, the majority of which do not require a college degree.

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Act invests $66 billion in passenger rail, fair wages and benefits; and Amtrak and NABTU will be able to move forward with Bipartisan Infrastructure Lawfunded projects with efficient labor-management relations.