Overhead Wire Damage Suspends Amtrak Service Along DC, Philadelphia Routes

As part of National Train Day people tour an Acela train at 30th Street Station Saturday, May 9, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/H. Rumph, Jr.)
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Amtrak’s Acela Express and other trains operating between Wilmington, Delaware and Baltimore, Maryland are not working because of “extensive damage” to overhead wires, Amtrak said.

The suspended service also includes trains between Washington D.C. and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania according to The Washington Post.

Repair crews and management are currently reviewing the damage, Amtrak also said in a statement on Wednesday.

“Passengers traveling through Baltimore and/or Wilmington should expect delays of an hour or more through much of the afternoon,” the statement reads.

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