Crime & Safety
Amtrak, NJ Transit Service Suspended To, From Penn Station
An Acela train sideswiped an NJ Transit train pulling into the station.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — An Amtrak train derailed and struck a NJ Transit train Friday morning and as a result both train services are suspended to and from Penn Station in New York City.
The collision, in which no one was injured, occurred around 9 a.m. Friday when the Acela Express train 2151 from Boston to Washington, DC had a minor derailment while it was moving at a slow speed, the Journal News said.
FIOS1 News said the Amtrak train scraped the side of NJ Transit train as it was coming into Penn Station.
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“It was like metal crushing”: Amtrak train sideswipes NJ Transit train in derailment near New York Penn Station https://t.co/D8rnV1oF2c pic.twitter.com/tixknKVRxC
— CNN (@CNN) March 24, 2017
NJ Transit posted on its website that MidTown Direct trains are being diverted to Hoboken Terminal. Cross honoring is in effect system-wide with NJT bus, private carriers, NY Waterway and PATH.
NEW: Amtrak train coming from Boston hits NJ Transit train at Penn Station. https://t.co/HkjeAThcrm pic.twitter.com/bTEdiibDLG
— Caitlin Fichtel (@CaitNBCBoston) March 24, 2017
The number to claim items left behind is 973-491-7433.
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For more, go to the Journal News and FIOS1 News.
Photo credit: Amtrak.
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