WASHINGTON — At least one locomotive appears to have suffered significant damage in a fire late Monday night at Amtrak’s Ivy City Maintenance Facility in Washington, D.C.
DC Fire and EMS Department, in posts on X.com, reported responding with units including foam equipment to a fire possibly involving diesel fuel at the yard about 11:10 p.m. Nearby threatened equipment was moved, but the fire department says “some train cars were damaged by radiant heat.” Photos from the fire department show P42 No. 161, the Phase I heritage locomotive, surrounded by flames and later showing visible external damage.
No injuries were reported.
An Amtrak spokesman said late Tuesday in an email to Trains News Wire that the cause of the incident was still under investigation but no additional information on damage was yet available. .
— Updated at 9:45 p.m. CT with Amtrak comment.
