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Amtrak's salvage center is helping communities in West Baltimore
Keeping useful items out of landfills and giving back to the community. That's the goal of a first-of-its-kind program with the Frederick Douglass Tunnel construction project. When Amtrak razed rowhouses last year to make way for the new tunnel, the railroad went the extra mile, salvaging usable items from the 100-year-old homes. 'We were only technically obligated to provide the historic materials,' says Alexis Hightower, Amtrak capital construction manager. 'As they had a chance to go in and inspect each property, they brought it to our attention, hey there are some other valuable items, some still fairly new.' See more:
