Michael Scarcella

Railroad tunnel closed after report of water leak

August 22, 2019 at 5:12 p.m.

Train traffic through the Howard Street Tunnel was halted for nearly three hours last night after CSX train engineers noted water dripping from its ceiling - a safety concern in...

Officials: Public works officials Amar Sokhey (left) and Gary Wyatt study a map of storm drains and sewers.

Tests to seek chemical source

April 6, 2019 at 5:54 a.m.

Authorities hope new soil and groundwater tests will show whether the flammable chemical that exploded Saturday under downtown streets leaked into city storm drains from the Howard Street Tunnel, site...

Guiding the train: Paul Rahn is at the controls of the CSX locomotive that marked the resumption of freight traffic through the tunnel.

Rail accident linked to water main break

May 30, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

City public works officials believe a downtown water main burst after a fire raging in a rail tunnel below it heated the 90-year-old cast-iron pipe beyond the breaking point, turning...

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