BRUNSWICK, MD -- MARC commuters in West Virginia and western Frederick County, Maryland will have to put up with another day of life without the MARC train.
The strong storms that rolled through the DMV Tuesday washed out MARC tracks along the Brunswick line between the Point of Rocks and Brunswick stations.
The state of Maryland released photos of the damage Wednesday evening. Soil appeared to be washed out underneath railroad ties.
CSX is working to fix the problem, however that company informed the state full service likely won't be restored until Monday.
Currently, no service is available between the Brunswick and Martinsburg lines.
Also, the space available on running trains, elsewhere along the line, have been impacted too. Four of the nine trainsets that operate on the Brunswick line are trapped between Brunswick and Martinsburg.
Full details of Thursday service are outlined below:
Morning service
•Train 870 (4:50am departure from Brunswick) will not operate.
•Train 890 (5:00am departure from Frederick) will operate and add stops at Point of Rocks, Barnesville, Washington Grove, and Kensington. Due to the additional stops, Train 890 will likely operate 10-15 minutes late.
•Train 872 (5:00am departure from Martinsburg) will not operate.
•Train 874 (5:25am departure from Martinsburg) will originate at Frederick, departing at 5:30am. It will stop at Monocacy at 5:36am, then assume Train 874's schedule from Point of Rocks to Washington (no additional stops)
•Train 892 (6:05am departure from Frederick) will operate and add stops at Barnesville and Washington Grove. This train will not stop at Point of Rocks.
•Train 876 (6:40am departure from Brunswick) will not operate.
•Train 878 (6:25am departure from Martinsburg) will originate at Frederick, departing at 6:30am. It will stop at Monocacy at 6:36am, then assume Train 878's schedule from Point of Rocks to Washington, adding a stop at Kensington.
•Train 894 (7:10am departure from Frederick) will depart Frederick and Monocacy as scheduled. Upon arrival at Point of Rocks, the train will hold until Train 880's departure time.
•Train 880 (7:45am departure from Brunswick) will originate at Point of Rocks and operate as scheduled to Washington.
Evening service
•Train 873 (3:30pm departure from Union Station) will not operate.
•Train 891 (3:45pm departure from Union Station) will add stops at Kensington, Barnesville and Point of Rocks
•Train 875 (4:25pm departure from Union Station) will not operate
•Train 877 (4:55pm departure from Union Station) will not serve Brunswick station, after departing Point of Rocks it will operate to Monocacy and Frederick.
•Train 893 (5:20pm departure from Union Station) will not operate
•Train 879 (5:40pm departure from Union Station) will terminate at Point of Rocks station
•Train 881 (6:20pm departure from Union Station) will terminate at Point of Rocks station
•Train 895 (6:40pm departure from Union Station) will not operate
•Train 883 (7:25pm departure from Union Station) will not serve Brunswick station, after departing Point of Rocks it will operate to Monocacy and Frederick.
