Photo by Matt.Dunn.

Good morning, Washington. As someone who often finds himself singing the praises of the regional train, I couldn’t help but be fascinated with the tweets of ABC7’s Stephen Tschida, who was stuck on an Amtrak train which was stranded outside Perryville, Maryland for hours late last night. Apparently, a power line fell on the tracks and snagged all train traffic between Baltimore and Wilmington; the power outage also affected signaling, so even when the wire was cleared and the train Tschida was on got moving, it was only going 15 to 30 miles per hour. Good thing Tschida had Twitter, though — his feed is chock full of priceless gems about the situation, like this, this and this.

Police ID Man Arrested At Capitol: When we last left the story of yesterday’s apprehension outside the Capitol, there was still one lingering question: exactly why was the man, who was taken down by several police officers in such dramatic fashion, taken into custody? The Post has the latest update: Virginia resident Paul Agole Ujwok was charged with assaulting a police officer after he approached an officer near the Capitol “in an aggressive and threatening manner.” Ujwok reportedly also lunged at other officers, then made “furtive movements as though he had a weapon under his coat,” according to a Capitol Police spokesperson.

Adams Morgan Hotel Tax Break Passes ANC: Was getting a tax abatement for a controversial boutique hotel worth sitting through nearly three hours of debate? We hope Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham thinks so — last night, ANC1C approved a $46 million, 20-year tax break for the planned development at the site of the First Church of Christ, Scientist building at Euclid and Champlain Streets NW. The negotiations between Marriott (who has already been involved in the project for years), the Council and the community came to a head this week, when residents opposed to the tax break started to ramp up opposition efforts. The abatement passed with a few stipulations which mostly line up with things the developers have already promised: check out full dispatches from last night’s meeting from TBD and Housing Complex.

DCFD Employee Faces Theft Charges: D.C. Fire Department employee Natalie Overton-Williams stands accused of stealing $3,160 from the city — court documents allege that after Overton-Williams supplied CPR training to several groups and individuals, she produced invoices under department letterhead instructing the students to write checks for payment to her, not the city — checks which she deposited in her personal bank account. The gig was up when one nonprofit group called the fire department to wonder why they needed to pay Overton-Williams directly for a DCFD service. Overton-Williams, who claims the checks were for work she performed while off-duty, has been on paid administrative leave since the incident was uncovered.

Briefly Noted: New York Avenue bridge work kicks off…Man gets death sentence for 1988 Reston murders…Some stranded at National after Delta cancels evening flights…Water main break causing problems in Silver Spring this morning…30 people charged in Virginia with participating in nine-state fake ID ring.

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