UPDATE: Friday Commute for Orange, Rockland after Deadly Hoboken Train Crash

UPDATE 7PM: Service on the Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines remains suspended after a Pascack Valley train crashed into the Hoboken Terminal Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring 108.

To assist commuters from Rockland and Orange counties, the MTA is organizing an alternate service plan for getting in and out of Manhattan beginning Friday until further notice.

There are a few caveats. The shuttle bus service will be extemely limited, MTA officials warned, and there is limited parking in Haverstraw and Newburgh for the ferries to the train stations on the east bank of the Hudson River. There are some parking spaces in Cortlandt and in North White Plains. There are public metered lots at Croton-Harmon and at Southeast.

Here's the MTA's plan:

Bus Service Options
MTA Metro-North is providing a limited shuttle bus service for Metro-North customers that will operate from the following locations during peak hours:

• Middletown Station (to Beacon Station on the Hudson Line)
• Harriman Station (to Tarrytown Station on the Hudson Line)
• Palisades Center Park and Ride in West Nyack (to Tarrytown Station on the Hudson Line)

This weekday, rush-hour, peak direction only shuttle service will be extremely limited. There will be no off-peak, weekend or reverse commute service.

Click here to view the Shuttle Service Map.

Ferry Service Options

Some parking is available for Metro-North customers at the two Metro-North ferry services that connect with the Hudson Line train service:

Newburgh-Beacon Ferry Service

Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry Service

Parking Options

Some parking is available at Metro-North's Cortlandt Station on the Hudson Line and North White Plains Station on the Harlem Line.

Metro-North will cross-honor West of Hudson Metro-North tickets on the Hudson and Harlem Lines and the ferry services.

Other Options
Use existing bus services: From Rockland the Tappan ZEExpress; from Orange County use the Newburgh Beacon Shuttle.

MTA officials ask train riders to also visit the NJTRANSIT website at www.njtransit.com for the latest Port Jervis Line and Pascack Valley Line train service information.

UPDATE 5 p.m.: At least one person was killed, and more than 100 people were injured when a Pascack Valley Line train crashed at the Hoboken terminal Thursday morning.

The victim has been identified by authorities as Fabiola Bittar de Kroon of Hoboken. She was hit by flying debris when the four-car commuter train barreled through barriers and became momentarily airborne, bringing down the ceiling and a support beam in the century-old station.

The engineer has been identified in multiple media reports as 48-year-old Thomas Gallagher. He is cooperating with authorities, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said at an afternoon press conference at the scene.

Christie called the accident an "extraordinary tragedy," but he declined to speculate on a cause and couldn't say when the station would reopen. "We pray for the victims and their family," he said.

State Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) called for positive rail control for all commuter trains.

"My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the horrific train accident which happened this morning in New Jersey and carried residents from our community on their way to work," he said. "While safety officials are still investigating the cause of this crash, early reports are that this station did not have 'Positive Rail Control.' We must get serious about improving our transportation rail infrastructure as fatal train accidents involving passenger rail and cargo trains continue to rise."

Follow this breaking news story here and on Hoboken Patch.

Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Rockland/ Westchester) thanked the first responders.

"My office is in contact with the Federal Railroad Administration and Metropolitan Transit Authority to facilitate information for any concerned constituents who may have been affected by this tragic crash," she said. "An FRA investigation is underway, and the National Transportation Safety Board will also begin an investigation later today. I will work to ensure investigators and first responders have all necessary resources. The safety and security of New Yorkers is my top priority, and I will continue to actively monitor the situation.”

UPDATE 3 p.m.: Alternatives are in place for the afternoon commute.

Rockland County's TAPPAN ZEExpress bus service will be honoring all NJ Transit rail tickets until further notice. Additional TZx bus service will be provided for this evening's commute between Tarrytown and the Palisades Center Park & Ride.

NY Waterway runs a ferry from Ossining to Haverstraw and another from Beacon to Newburgh. Both terminals are near the Metro-North train station. Click here for the schedule. NY Waterway's Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry is also honoring NJT rail tickets and passes.

Metro-North will provide alternate bus service during the PM Peak on Thursday for Pascack Valley Line and Port Jervis Line customers. For Pascack Valley Line and Port Jervis Line customers traveling to Suffern, Sloatsburg, Tuxedo, Harriman and Salisbury Mills: Take Hudson Line train service to Tarrytown Station for connecting bus service to Pearl River, Nanuet and Spring Valley on the Pascack Valley Line; and Suffern, Sloatsburg, Tuxedo, Harriman and Salisbury Mills stations on the Port Jervis Line.

Buses will meet trains departing Grand Central Terminal between 3:43 p.m. and 8:33 p.m.

For Friday, Sept. 30, an alternate service plan is being developed and customers should stay connected for the latest updates by visiting www.mta.info/mnr

Metro-North continues to honor all Pascack Valley and Port Jervis Line rail tickets until further notice. For schedule information click here.

Rockland is making resources available to residents who have been affected by today’s NJTransit train crash in Hoboken, County Executive Ed Day announced.

The train that crashed originated at 7:23 a.m. in Spring Valley and also stopped in Nanuet and Pearl River. Rockland officials do not currently have information about the number of county residents injured.

“We know many people have been injured, at least one fatally,” Day said. “We don’t know where they are from. Our prayers are with them and their families.”

Rockland has set up an emergency number which will be available 24/7 to provide counseling services to individuals and families affected by the train crash. The number is 845-517-0400.

Trained staff from Rockland County Department of Mental Health, Rockland Paramedics Behavioral Response Team and the Rockland County Department of Social Services will be available. VCS also has staff available to provide counseling services. The agency can be reached at 845-634-5729.

There will be a Drop in Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday located at Rockland Paramedic Services, 540 Chestnut Ridge Road, Chestnut Ridge, N.Y.

UPDATE, 2 p.m.: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo held a press conference at the Hoboken Terminal, which was severely damaged in a deadly commuter train accident Thursday morning.

The train came in at much too high a rate of speed, the governors said. But neither would talk about why the crash might have happened.

"There's no real point in speculating as to what happened," Cuomo said. "We have no idea. The NTSB will do a full investigation. We'll have the facts. If there's a lesson to learn, we will learn it."

Cuomo said the first order of business is to help commuters tonight, tomorrow and the next day.

"You will never have had a more coordinated approach," he said. "We're sharing personnel, equipment and resources in a way we have never done before. We want all commuters to know we will have the system up and running as fast as humanly possible."

SEE: New York Activates Emergency Operations Center for Deadly Hoboken Train Crash

"Until we know the cause of the accident we're not going to know what steps we can take in the future," said Christie.

Most of the injuries were on the train, which had four cars and an engine in the back, Christie said: 108 injured, and one person died. He said the injuries varied; some of the injured were treated at the scene, some walked to the hospital, some were taken by NJ Transit buses while others were transported by ambulance. The train hit the station, the ceiling crashed down and many were injured by the debris.

Identities are not being released until all victims' families are notified in a proper manner, Christie said.

This region has developed a resilience, Christie said, explaining that commuters waiting on the platform rushed to the train to help emergency responders.

Christie said the Office of the Attorney General is investigating the trash, noting that the train engineer — who was in critical condition Thursday afternoon — "is fully cooperating."

Christie said the White House also pledged assistance, and his administration said that PATH service should be restored by Thursday afternoon.

Christie said he's dispatched engineers to evaluate the Hoboken station for structural integrity, noting the train did some "real damage to that building." The state, he said, needs "to make sure that building is safe for people to occupy."

UPDATE 1 p.m.: In response to the deadly Pascack Valley Line train crash in New Jersey, Gov. Andrew Cuomo activated New York's Emergency Operations Center.

A Pascack Valley Line train crashed into the Hoboken, New Jersey, terminal during the Thursday morning commute. At least 100 injuries were reported, and various reports indicated that the casualty toll could be higher.

Follow this breaking news story here and on Hoboken Patch.

At least one person has died, according to news reports. Dozens of first responders were on the scene tending to the crash, according to eyewitnesses on social media. Eyewitnesses on social media reported seeing people being carried out on stretchers.

Metro-North Railroad reported all rail service is suspended on the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines. NJT bus, private carriers and Metro-North's Hudson Line are honoring NJT rail tickets and passes, MTA officials said.

The Pascack Valley Line serves Spring Valley, Nanuet and Pearl River in Rockland County. The Port Jervis Line serves Port Jervis, Otisville, Middletown, Campbell Hall, Cornwall and Harriman in Orange County and Sloatsburg, Tuxedo and Suffern in Rockland.

Rail service is suspended in and out of Hoboken because of the train accident, NJ Transit reported.

All PATH service at the Hoboken station is suspended. Hudson Bergen Light Rail service also was suspended into and out of Hoboken terminal. The NY Waterway ferry is accepting rail tickets and passes.

The Pascack Valley Line train crashed through a platform and a gate around 8:30 a.m. at the Hoboken station, which serves as a major transportation hub for New Jersey mass transit.

Jamie Weatherhead-Sal, a passenger in the first car of the train, told NBC 4 New York that the train "just felt like it never stopped. It didn't slow down. It didn't brake."

"You felt like this huge, huge bang," passenger Steve Mesiano told the station. "The lights went off, and then you started to see like — I was in the window seat, so I could see like outside, what was happening, and the roof just collapsed on the first car."

Reuters and ABC News reported that at least 100 people were injured and that there were no initial signs that the incident was deliberate or terror-related.

Photos from the scene show the mangled train car that crashed into the platform of Track 5. Beams and wires appear to be knocked down, and a portion of the roof looks like it collapsed, photos from the terminal show. Passengers described people screaming and bloodied as they exited the train.

By Tom Davis and Lanning Taliaferro

PHOTO: Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo