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Fri Mar 24, 2017, 03:24 PM Mar 2017

NJ TRANSIT Train Struck When Amtrak Train Derails At Penn Station

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NJ TRANSIT Train Struck When Amtrak Train Derails At Penn Station

Incident Snarling Rail Service In And Out Of Penn Station
March 24, 2017 2:15 PM

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An incoming NJ TRANSIT train was hit when an Amtrak train leaving Penn Station derailed Friday morning.

Around 9 a.m., Acela Express Train 2151 from Boston was pulling out of Penn on its way to Washington D.C. when Amtrak said it had “a minor derailment while moving at a slow speed.”
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The wheel of the train had slipped off the tracks and that changed the space between trains, causing the Acela to sideswipe a NJ TRANSIT train in the adjoining lane, CBS2’s Jessica Moore reported.
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