Washington ( CNN ) -- An Amtrak train traveling from New York to Washington struck and killed a 14-year-old girl Tuesday morning , the rail operator said . Details on how the accident occurred were not immediately available , and the girl was not named . Baltimore County Police Lt. Robert McCullough said there were other children at the scene who knew the victim . Nearly two hours after the fatality occurred , emergency management officials in Washington announced that one out of four railroad tracks between Washington and Maryland had been `` cleared for reduced speed service . '' Amtrak spokeswoman Tracy Connell said trains were traveling in both directions but had to take turns using the single set of tracks . Amtrak halted all trains through the area near Essex , Maryland , to give investigators access to the scene . Authorities said the teen was hit at 9:02 a.m . ET . Connell said the incident occurred 11 miles north of the Baltimore , Maryland , rail station . Both Baltimore County Police and Amtrak were investigating .
14-year - old struck by train headed from New York to Washington . All trains halted throughout area during investigation . The train was reopened at 10:45 am .