A CSX Transportation train sits under the Washington Street bridge in Cumberland, Md., after striking it Thursday, June 21, 2018. The train also struck the Fayette Street bridge. The extent of damage to the bridges was not immediately clear to bystanders.
Cumberland Times-News/ Steve Bittner
CUMBERLAND, Md. — What happens now is the big question political leaders in Cumberland are asking after a CSX Transportation train passing through the Maryland town struck several bridges over the railroad right-of-way on June 21.
A CSX representative confirms media reports to Trains News Wire that an intermodal train struck two bridges in the town just before Noon last Thursday. The representative says the railroad is speaking with city leaders about the bridge’s future.
According to the Cumberland Times-News, police closed the Fayette Street bridge, which was the last bridge connecting the city and one of the few remaining road routes left for automobiles to cross the tracks.
Cumberland’s mayor tells the newspaper that the June 21 strike was the second time CSX freight trains have struck bridges in recent months.
