Hoboken Commuters Storm Social Media, Blast Train Delays

HOBOKEN, NJ — Monday’s train derailment at New York Penn Station – the second at the station in as many weeks – has not treated Hoboken commuters kindly, according to social media reports.

A day after a New Jersey Transit train carrying 1,200 people derailed as it pulled into Penn Station, service on NJT and Amtrak into one of the city's major transportation arteries remained snarled.

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The train, which was arriving from Trenton on the Northeast Corridor, experienced a "slow-speed derailment" while it was pulling into Penn Station on track 9, a New Jersey Transit spokeswoman told Patch. Customers on the last four cars had to be escorted through the train to exit.

The FDNY said five people suffered injuries, all of which were non-life-threatening. At least one person was seen being taken out of Penn Station on a stretcher. A large EMS presence was seen outside of the station.

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The derailment came less than two weeks after an Amtrak train side-swiped an NJ Transit train, which shut down the station for nearly an entire day.

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Following Monday’s derailment, city-bound trains were diverted into Hoboken and PATH trains and NJ Transit buses cross-honored train riders, causing crowded daily commutes for many New Jersey/New York travelers.

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Previous reporting by Marc Torrence and Tom Davis

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