“An engine pulling private cars collided with a MARC train on Friday morning,” Dr. Gridlock reports. “There were no passengers aboard either train.” Initial reports said a freight train was involved, but it appears that is not the case. MARC said in an email, “All train service is currently suspended until further notice. Washington Metro will honor MARC tickets from New Carrollton.”

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Erik Weber has been living car-free in the District since 2009.  Hailing from the home of the nation’s first Urban Growth Boundary, Erik has been interested in transit since spending summers in Germany as a kid where he rode as many buses, trains and streetcars as he could find.  Views expressed here are Erik’s alone.