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Amtrak Cancels Trains, Limits Service Between DC, New York After Freight Derailment
NBC Washington
Amtrak has canceled some trains and limited service between Washington, D.C., and New York Saturday morning due to a freight train derailment near Aberdeen, Maryland.
Amtrak didn’t immediately offer a timeline on when service could return to normal. Service was temporarily suspended at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday, then Amtrak announced a modified schedule.
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Norfolk Southern said 20 loaded coal cars derailed about 20 miles north of Baltimore and there were no injuries.
"The material does not pose a danger to responders or the community," Norfolk Southern said.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/transportation/amtrak-trains-suspended-between-dc-new-york-after-freight-derailment/2991141/