MARC Brunswick Line Disrupted After Cocoa Powder Fire
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A reported cocoa powder fire on a freight train caused disruptions to the MARC Brunswick Line service Tuesday.
As of around 7:30 a.m. the fire department released one of the tracks for trains to travel at a reduced speed.
2nd Update - MARC Brunswick Line Service Disruption -- The Fire Department has released #2 track to operate by freight train at restricted speed. Trains will begin moving by the freight train, but some delays are still probable d... https://t.co/vfDNlXGeu7
— MTA Maryland (@mtamaryland) June 11, 2019
Montgomery County Police said a freight storage container containing cocoa powder was found smoldering.
That container was relocated to a side track and the rest of the train was allowed to continue on.
Update (initial call ~7a) Rockville MARC Station CSX Frieght Train - Freight Storage Container w/ smoldering contents (cocoa powder) Train cars being separated & smoldering storage container relocated (nearby side track) by CSX & Otherwise original freight train will move on pic.twitter.com/firkHKDcJl
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 11, 2019