ALERT: New York- New Jersey Transit Derailment at Penn Station (April 3, 2017)

April 3, 2017

ALERT: New York- New Jersey Transit Derailment at Penn Station

For the second time in the last two week, a train derailment has snarled commuter traffic in and out of New York City’s Penn Station. Today a NJ Transit derailment injured at least four people.

According to NBC News New York:

Mass transit riders, including thousands of Mets fans who flocked to Citi Field for opening day, are bracing for a nightmarish evening commute after the second derailment at New York’s Penn Station in 11 days.

Monday’s NJ Transit derailment at the height of the morning rush left at least four people with minor injuries and prompted a total shutdown of NJ Transit service in and out of the Manhattan hub for more than two hours. Some lines were being diverted. Amtrak customers were also affected, and the MTA’s initial projection of canceling up to 30 LIRR trains out of Penn Monday evening did not bode well for Mets fans trying to get home from the opener.

Limited NJ Transit service was restored by early afternoon, but the railroad warned a detailed service plan remained under development. As with the March 24 derailment, when an Acela slipped off the tracks and bumped an NJ Transit train heading the opposite way, delays were expected to be significant — and lasting.

A spokesperson for NJ Transit said there was a “slow-speed derailment” as the train out of Trenton pulled into Track 9 at Penn Station around 9 a.m. Customers in the last four cars had to be escorted off, the spokesperson said. NJ Transit said four of the 1,200 aboard suffered minor injuries; the FDNY said it treated five people. All were expected to be OK.

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