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Amtrak bears the cost of accidents even if not at fault
WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are still looking at how CSX railway crews routed an Amtrak train into a parked freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, earlier this month. But even […]
Service slowed as Metro train hits unknown object in Md.
BETHESDA — Metro officials say a train hit something on the tracks between two stations in Bethesda. Metro spokesman Dan Stessel says no one was hurt and it’s not yet […]
CSX train hauling coal derails in Bowie
CSX says several railcars carrying coal derailed in Bowie, but no injuries have been reported.
Amtrak service restored between Philadelphia, D.C.
WASHINGTON — Amtrak says train service between Philadelphia and Washington has been restored after being suspended because of damaged overhead wires. Spokesman Craig Schulz says passengers should expect delays as […]
Police: Driver error caused Md. train derailment
TOWSON — Police say driver error caused an explosive derailment of a CSX freight train near Baltimore last month. Baltimore County police say the train hit a garbage truck at […]
Rails reopen at site of Rosedale train, truck crash
CSX says rail lines where a freight train and trash truck collided near Baltimore have reopened. CSX spokesman Bob Sullivan said in an email Friday that rail service at the […]
CSX: Train explosion caused by chemical cargo
Train operator CSX Transportation on Wednesday pointed to a hazardous chemical in a rail car as the source of an explosion on a derailed train near Baltimore that sparked a […]
Train derails in White Marsh, collapsing buildings
A CSX freight train crashed into a trash truck and derailed Tuesday in a Baltimore suburb and the explosion that followed rattled homes at least a half-mile away, sending a […]
MARC, VRE warn of speed restrictions
WASHINGTON — Virginia Railway Express and MARC are warning passengers that travel may be slowed by heat-related speed restrictions. The temperatures on Wednesday afternoon and evening aren’t expected to be […]
Md. train derailment damage estimated at $2.2 million
ELLICOTT CITY — The National Transportation Safety Board says CSX Corp. is estimating the damage from a fatal train derailment near Baltimore at $2.2 million. The NTSB also said in […]
Authorities ponder reopening road after derailment
ELLICOTT CITY — Authorities in Ellicott City are considering reopening Main Street four days after a train derailment that killed two women. Howard County police said they planned to meet […]
Autopsy: Md. derailment victims crushed to death
ELLICOTT CITY — Two young women killed when a freight train derailed and spilled coal were crushed to death, authorities said Thursday. Autopsies by the state medical examiner’s office found […]
