All corridorsMilitary endpoint Aberdeen Proving Ground (MD) Port endpoint Port of Baltimore Dundalk Marine Terminal (MD) Max axle load 286k Plate clearance Plate F Electrified Partial Federal funding CRISI Yes / RRIF Yes
Northeast region / STRACNET corridor
Aberdeen Proving Ground to Port of Baltimore
- Region
- Northeast
- Primary owner
- Norfolk Southern
- Length
- 35 mi
- Status
- Partial source backing, brief-ready with caveats
MD
+ CSX, Canton Railroad
Confidence: medium
Field notes
Test and evaluation outload, plus Army Materiel Command logistics. Short distance. Northeast Corridor passenger conflicts limit DOD priority windows.
What we’d brief on this corridor
A 10-day corridor brief turns this row into a fundable scope.
- Constraint register. Bridge ratings, tunnel clearance, axle load gaps, and short-line interchange limits along the Norfolk Southern, CSX, Canton Railroad routing.
- Authority chain. SDDC TEA designation, FRA Office of Railroad Safety oversight, and the state DOT touchpoints between MD.
- Funding map. CRISI eligibility: Yes. RRIF eligibility: Yes. Defense Access Roads where the spur work qualifies.
- Capital decision. A go or no-go on whether heavy engineering spend is the right next step, with the source records that back each claim.