Unlike the Northeast Corridor tracks north of Union Station, the tunnel tracks are not electrified, so southbound trains leaving Union Station must switch to diesel locomotives before entering the tunnel. Exiting Union Station, the tunnel runs due south under First Street NE and SE before curving to the southwest under a parking lot near the Capitol South Metro station. Its southern portal is just east of South Capitol Street at the intersection of D Street SE and New Jersey Avenue SE.
^"Tunnel under the Capitol" (PDF). The New York Times. September 10, 1903. Retrieved April 14, 2008.
^Strouse, W.F. (1911). "The Reconstruction of the Passenger Terminals at Washington, D.C." Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 71: 134–144. doi:10.1061/TACEAT.0002280. Paper No. 1180.
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first, street, tunnel, track, soft, earth, tunnel, built, between, 1904, 1906, washington, terminal, company, serve, southern, approach, union, station, washington, currently, owned, amtrak, connects, lower, level, tracks, platforms, station, passes, under, ca. The First Street Tunnel is a two track soft earth tunnel built between 1904 and 1906 by the Washington Terminal Company to serve as the southern approach to Union Station in Washington D C Currently owned by Amtrak it connects to lower level tracks and platforms at the station passes under Capitol Hill and connects to the RF amp P Subdivision CSX Transportation and Long Bridge offering through railway service to Alexandria Virginia and points west and south First Street TunnelThe south portals in 1999 OverviewLocationWashington D C U S Coordinates38 53 05 N 77 00 27 W 38 88485 N 77 00755 W 38 88485 77 00755SystemAmtrakOperationConstructed1904 1906Opened1906OwnerAmtrakTrafficTrainCharacterPassengerTechnicalLength4 033 ft 1 229 m No of tracks2 single track tubesTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeLowest elevation63 ft 19 2 m below streetTunnel clearance17 ft 5 18 m WidthEach tube 16 ft 4 88 m Grade0 13 Unlike the Northeast Corridor tracks north of Union Station the tunnel tracks are not electrified so southbound trains leaving Union Station must switch to diesel locomotives before entering the tunnel Exiting Union Station the tunnel runs due south under First Street NE and SE before curving to the southwest under a parking lot near the Capitol South Metro station Its southern portal is just east of South Capitol Street at the intersection of D Street SE and New Jersey Avenue SE The tunnel s height is 17 feet 5 2 m 1 2 See also editVirginia Avenue TunnelReferences edit Tunnel under the Capitol PDF The New York Times September 10 1903 Retrieved April 14 2008 Strouse W F 1911 The Reconstruction of the Passenger Terminals at Washington D C Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers 71 134 144 doi 10 1061 TACEAT 0002280 Paper No 1180 External links editHeavy Rail Track and Structures in Washington DC BelowTheCapital org Images of First Street Tunnel Construction Archive nbsp This United States rail related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This United States tunnel related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about transportation in Washington D C is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title First Street Tunnel amp oldid 1193772726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
