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UPDATED: Sept. 16, 9:46 a.m. — They met through Instagram and were friends for more than three years. Evelynn Santos, a Damascus High School student, said John Martin DeReggi Jr- the teen struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Boyds on Monday afternoon- was a loving and affectionate person. “We ended up dating, and […]

UPDATED A 16-year-old boy was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Boyds on Monday afternoon, according to Montgomery County Police. It happened shortly before 5 p.m. in the area of Boyds Market, located at 15110 Barnesville Road. According to police, the initial investigation indicates the teen was walking along the tracks with two […]

Montgomery County police and fire rescue units are on the scene of a collision involving a MARC train and a track maintenance vehicle in Silver Spring. According to MARC, service on the Brunswick Line is suspended with no estimated time of restoration. Police said Seminary Road is closed at Forest Glen Road. So far, no […]

Montgomery County fire and rescue crews extricated a woman from under a train at the Silver Spring Metro, 8450 Colesville Road, earlier today. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reports the woman was transported as a priority one patient to a local hospital. During the response period, there were some road closures on Colesville Road […]

Metro will return the Red Line to automatic train operation (ATO) on Monday, April 13, according to Rob Troup, deputy general manager of Metro. “The return of automatic train operation on the Red Line is a significant safety milestone for Metro,” said Troup. “I want to thank our riders for their forbearance through years of […]

The top ten posts on the MyMCMedia website for the week of Jan. 5 – Jan. 11: 1. Montgomery County Police plan to review New Jersey video for signs of the missing Hoggle children. 2. A house fire in Damascus causes $300,000 in damage and displaces occupants. 3. Fire at St. Elizabeth Church in Rockville […]

UPDATED, Jan. 6, 4 p.m. – Police have identified the man struck and killed by a train on the tracks in the area of the Germantown MARC station Jan. 2. The victim is identified by police as William Alexander Buendia Rodriguez, 20, of the 18900 block of Pine Ridge Lane in Germantown. No foul play is […]

UPDATED, Oct. 29, 7:50 a.m. – The wheel of a CSX locomotive is on fire, but firefighters are reporting that that fire is under control. There are no injuries reported in this incident. U/D CSX Train located Btwn Mouth of Monocracy Rd & Mt Ephraim Rd, Dickerson area, wheel on locomotive on fire, fire under […]

UPDATED 9.7.14 Montgomery County Police are investigating the death of a male who was struck by a CSX freight train in Gaithersburg last night. According to a police account, at 7:31 p.m. on Sept. 6, a call was received from CSX concerning a person possibly struck by a CSX train on the tracks just past Oakmont […]

A MARC train conductor fell from one of the cars as the train was approaching the Dickerson station on its way to Washington, D.C. around 6:45 a.m. today. According to MTA Spokesperson Paul Shephard, eyewitnesses said the conductor slipped and fell about ten feet as he was preparing to open the doors for arrival at […]