Trains on Virginia Railway Express’ Fredericksburg line are running slow this afternoon because of the heat.
Heat restrictions were put into place this afternoon on the rail line.
Train 309 was still sitting and waiting to depart Washington’s Union Station 25-minutes late, at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, after train 333 broke down at Crystal City. The train was reported to be on the move again just after 6 p.m.
The air conditioning system on the stalled train was still working while it was stopped, said VRE spokesman Mark Roeber.
Temperatures were hovering in the mid 90s with high humidity when the train broke down.
The delays come days after a Maryland commuter rail train broke down and left passengers stranded it in the heat after its locomotive failed earlier this week.
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