WAS - BAL Penn Line Suspended 8/9/17

[sitzplatz17]

Looks like it's a trespasser fatality. Affects both Amtrak and MARC service between the two cities.

Post from MTA:

https://mta.maryland.gov/content/penn-line-service-disruption-update-1

 

[Thirdrail7]

Trains are on the move albeit slowly. I wouldn't expect OTN to reopen soon.

I was proud of the way MTA originally reported it as a trespasser fatality. i was thinking, it is nice to call it as it is. Naturally, they changed to the usual "police activity." I suppose we should be grateful they didn't say "someone came in contact with a train."

 

[the_traveler]

Or worse yet, "Train gets in the way of a person/car"! :wacko:

 

[Thirdrail7]

I wonder if Ryan was impacted by this.

 

[Ryan]

Drove today. Hoping I don’t know the victim.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

I wonder if Ryan was impacted by this.

He didn't know about it till I messaged him after reading about it on FB.