Update 4 p.m.
An Amtrak train that caught fire this afternoon at Quantico is once again on the move.
Train 92 from Miami to New York City made an unscheduled stop when an electrical fire erupted on the train just before 3 p.m.
Amtrak officials say they no one was injured when some rail cars began to fill with smoke, and affected passengers were moved to other cars on the train.
An exact cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
Virginia Railway Express service on the Fredericksburg line does not appear to have been affected.
Original Post 3:10 p.m.
Quantico, Va. –– Virginia Railway Express officials say all rail traffic has been stopped at Quantico.
Fire and rescue crews are working to douse a fire near the town’s train station, were told.
A Quantico spokesman says the base does not have any information at this time about the closure.
VRE says it’s still too early to predict how this might affect the afternoon rush hour on the rails.
Last year, a freight train derailed at Quantico which also halted rail traffic up and down the east coast.
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