Surveying Helicopter Crashes On Rail Tracks Near Baltimore

A helicopter crashed near Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport on Saturday, sparking a brush fire that temporarily delayed Amtrak and MARC commuter rail service but had no impact on airport operations, officials said. The crash happened just before 1 p.m. according to Whitney Kidd, a BWI spokeswoman.Lt. Ariel Jackson, spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said the three people aboard the Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. The helicopter had been doing survey work for Baltimore Gas and Electric when it crashed.