Diesel Fuel Spill Disables MARC Train in Rockville (VIDEO & PHOTOS)

PHOTO | MCFRS

A diesel fuel spill disabled a MARC passenger train carrying approximately 600 passengers in Rockville on Wednesday evening, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials.

According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the train stopped at the tracks near the Nicholson Lane overpass at around 6 p.m. and the fuel leak was contained. A hazmat team was on scene and the train was stopped for several hours.

Piringer said that train traffic was stopped in both directions and two additional trains were moved into place to transfer passengers between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Northbound backed up train traffic was single tracked after the incident.

No fire or injuries were reported.

Update – CSX RR Tracks – All MARC passengers have been removed (onto other trains), Backed-up NB train traffic will now be single-tracked pic.twitter.com/PMLCLQgv7Q

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) November 3, 2016

Update – MARC Train, another ‘Rescue/Transfer Train’ has arrived, remaining passenger are being off loaded, also MCFRS HazMat OS mitigating pic.twitter.com/XERu1LSr7P

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) November 3, 2016

Update – MARC ‘Rescue/transfer’ train has arrived, some passengers are being moved/relocated, a 2nd Train will handle remaining passengers pic.twitter.com/2CPOzrfHPM

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) November 2, 2016

Update – Disabled MARC Train in Rockville, 2 additional trains are being moved into place to transfer passengers, no fire, no injury pic.twitter.com/rC75OPHx9Z

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) November 2, 2016

UPDATE – CSX RR tracks near Nicholson La overpass, MARC train w/ approx 600 passengers on board, train stopped, diesel fuel leak contained pic.twitter.com/140vdJ2zWF

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) November 2, 2016

Traffic advisory – CSX RR tracks between Randolph RD & Nicholson lane blocked Train leaking fuel, train traffic stopped in BOTH directions

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) November 2, 2016

HazMat – CSX RR Tracks near btwn Nicholson La & Randolph Rd, train leaking fuel, Hazmat fuel spill/leak, train stopped, FFs investigating

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) November 2, 2016

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