The Associated Press
ELYRIA, Ohio — Amtrak says the lead engine on a Chicago-to-New York passenger train caught fire as it was approaching a northern Ohio station.
Spokeswoman Vernae Graham says the three engineers on board the locomotive got out safely when the fire broke out just before 6 a.m. Wednesday. She says the 128 passengers traveling on the Lake Shore Limited train were never in any danger.
Firefighters responded to the Elyria station, and the fire was put out. Graham says it’s not known what caused it.
Graham couldn’t say how long passengers would be delayed as the railroad awaited a replacement locomotive.