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Rescue Underway As NJ Transit Train Derails Between Penn Station, Hudson River
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Jen Chung
Published Aug 9, 2011
Modified Aug 9, 2011
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Penn Station (Infrastructurist)
A NJ Transit train derailed in the tunnel between Penn Station and the Hudson River. A rescue operation is underway to remove the hundreds of passengers from the train (initial reports are that only one car derailed); NJ Transit says, "Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line trains are subject to 30-60 minute delays in/out of New York due to a disabled train. Midtown Direct trains are being routed to/from Hoboken Terminal. Cross honoring of rail tickets/ passes in effect on PATH and NJ TRANSIT and private carrier buses." Happy Tuesday!
People have been furiously Tweeting:
- "F'N NJ Transit didn't bother to tell us there are no NY bound trains out of Secaucus. Got off the Hoboken train. "—Rackap
- "Conductors are getting lippy on NJ transit this mornings. What is going on in secaucus/Penn station this morning?"—lowden11
- "SO happy that I took the earlier train- later NJ Transit trains being rerouted into Hoboken. #avoidingcommuterstrugs"—catybennett
- "My issue with NJ Transit - every single time it rains, or it snows, or it's too hot or too foggy, there's a delay."—
- "http://twitter.com/#!/carmenlatrice/status/100910330737209344">carmenlatrice
- "Another morning work trip foiled by NJ Transit. Hoboken here I come. #NJtransit"—LJHerman
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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