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Bridge fire shuts down CSX main line at Harpers Ferry, W.Va.

 

By Trains Staff | June 24, 2024

 

Amtrak, MARC service also impacted

 

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. —  CSX’s double-track main line at Harpers Ferry has been shut down after a reported bridge deck fire this afternoon (Monday, June 24), leading to a cancellation of Amtrak’s Capitol Limited and disrupting freight service and MARC commuter rail operations.

 

Eyewitness photos looking east from the original Baltimore & Ohio train station and platform showed flames on both tracks and thick smoke completely obstructing the west portal of the Harpers Ferry tunnel.  . . .

 

 

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The Herald-Mail, Hagerstown, MD 6/24/24

 

Railroad bridge over Potomac River closed to rail traffic after fire in middle of bridge

 

A fire in the middle of one of the Potomac River railroad bridges from Maryland to Harpers Ferry, W.Va., caused significant damage to the track and left the bridge closed to rail traffic Monday night, Washington County Emergency Services Director R. David Hays said.

 

There was no train on the bridge at the time of the fire, Hays said.

 

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The fire was reported at 3:38 p.m. Monday, a Washington County 911 supervisor said.

 

Hays said firefighters had the fire under control around 5:30 p.m. and units were leaving the scene around 8 p.m.

 

 

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CSX line reopens after Harpers Ferry bridge fire (updated)

 

By Trains Staff | June 25, 2024

 

Morning MARC trains from West Virginia cancelled; no estimate for restoration of service

 

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — CSX has reopened one track of its two-track main line at Harpers Ferry, W.Va., about 3:30 a.m. today (Tuesday, June 25) and expected the other to be reopened by midday following Monday’s fire on the bridge across the Potomac River.

 

The Hagerstown Herald-Mail reports railroad spokesman Bryan Tucker wrote in an email that the railroad confirmed the structural integrity of the bridge and crews worked through the night to replace damaged ties and rails.

 

MARC commuter trains from West Virginia into Maryland and the District of Columbia were cancelled this morning, with the Maryland Transportation Authority saying in a service alert that it would meet with CSX today to discuss the status of bridge repairs, and make a decision about West Virginia service for this afternoon and the remainder of the week. As of 11 a.m. CT, there had been no update from the morning report.

 

 

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