(Washington, DC) — Amtrak has suspended all services for a stretch along the East coast after two train cars derailed at Union Station in Washington, D.C. Services are on hold between D.C. and Richmond, Virginia after the incident happened just before 9 a.m. local time. The cars derailed in a tunnel headed into Union Station as it was arriving from Norfolk, Virginia. Fire officials reported no injuries and Amtrak says the train remained upright.
A conductor looks out from a stopped Amtrak train behind the location of a derailment near Union Station on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 in Washington. Two Amtrak train cars derailed, but upright, inside a tunnel near Union Station. D.C. Fire and EMS evaluated one passenger and no other injuries have been reported.