The passengers of this train still can’t recover from the shock. The train carrying about 180 people went off the rails on Thursday at 9 PM.
According to the statement by the press Secretary Transit new Jersey Lisa Torbic, one car of the train derailed when approaching a transit point. According to the fire services of new York, reports of injuries have been reported yet.
This is the third crash at the station for the last three months.
An eyewitness posted on Twitter, expressing the view that the new train wreck is much more serious than previously occurring in the habitat.
Another train derailment. Mayhem at NY Penn right now. Hope everything is ok, this looks more serious than the others… pic.twitter.com/XBJA7Ghd6d
— Kate Malloy (@katemalloy3) July 7, 2017
This is crazy. Crazy scene with @NJTRANSIT at Penn Station NY. pic.twitter.com/Uq5AVbizKL
— Kate Malloy (@katemalloy3) July 7, 2017
Despite the chaos, the employees continued to work. Representatives of the Transit new Jersey reported that the train service is suspended due to minor derailment of railway transport».
No matter how «minor» was an incident, passengers are not happy with another unpleasant situation. They had been told that the problem is with the switches.
Sherif Ahmed, said that the train on which he was traveling before the sudden stop greatly swayed and rose at an angle of 45 degrees. There was a roar, the car came to the edge and back into place.
The composition of the nine cars left in long-field, new Jersey, at 7:20 PM. Most of the passengers arrived in Penn about 11 PM.
Train derailment at NY Penn Station #NJTransit #PennStation pic.twitter.com/TFAHaQICCI
— Kevin Huff (@KEHuff) July 7, 2017
Despite regular maintenance of the rails, Amtrak warns that «the derailment at low speed» will lead to «long delays».
As previously reported, this episode happened just a few days before the scheduled repair at Penn station.
