Wednesday AM: Expect Delays on Metro-North West-of-Hudson

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — Commute problems will continue Wednesday morning for Metro-North West-of-Hudson customers.

Riders of the Port Jervis Line and Pascack Valley Line will have regular train schedules to Hoboken. But Metro-North advises customers that train service from Secaucus will be reduced in accordance with information released by NJ TRANSIT.

As a result, Metro-North’s Port Jervis Line and Pascack Valley Line customers who are bound for New York City are advised to remain on their trains until the train reaches Hoboken. There, customers will find continuing service to Manhattan via PATH trains.

With extra NJ TRANSIT trains scheduled to enter Hoboken station tomorrow, Hoboken-bound customers should expect congestion-related delays and plan extra time for travel.

The problem began Monday when a New Jersey Transit train carrying 1,200 people derailed as it pulled into Penn Station.

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.

• See related article: NJ Transit Derailment At Penn Station Injures 5, Leaves Service Into NYC Suspended

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.

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.

Previous reporting by Marc Torrence and Tom Davis

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