CSX Transportation train R410 passed through Harborcreek, Pa., with traffic that was originally handled through the Baltimore Tunnel. Flooding from a water main break and reports by Baltimore officials of derailed cars prompted its closure and rerouting of traffic via other lines.
Stephan M. Koenig
ERIE, Pa. — Flooding combined with a water main break and reports of a minor derailment inside the Baltimore Tunnel near Howard Street in Baltimore caused the railroad to shut down operations there through Monday prompting several trains to be rerouted around the system into Wednesday. Among the trains affected were Q032, which handles the westbound Tropicana car movements through the area.
This train handles the Florida to New Jersey loaded cars to the juice factory in Kearny, N.J. The rerouted train operated through the former New York Central Chicago main via Buffalo and Selkirk, N.Y., and down the River Line. The counterpart empties were handled on a reroute from Selkirk in the morning. In all 5 trains were rerouted through Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York due to the closure.
Operations returned to normal on July 11 as city officials stepped in to fix the break. The flooding also closed the nearby MARC line in Baltimore.
