The White House billed the Baltimore speech by President Joe Biden as a “kickoff event” for a project to replace a 4-mile section of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor.

President Joe Biden will announce nearly $300 million in funding for work on a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River.

The president visited the Manhattan rail yard Tuesday to announce a nearly $300 million grant for the decades-long project.

Work is finally set to begin on the long-debated new rail tunnels under the Hudson River that are critical to the national economy. That's because President Joe Biden was in New York, announcing a nearly $300 million infrastructure grant.

President Joe Biden showcased Tuesday a $292 million mega grant that will be used to help build a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, part of $1.2 billion in mega grants being awarded under the 2021 infrastructure law.