NJ Transit Derailment At Penn Station Injures 5, Leaves Service Into NYC Suspended

NEW YORK, NY — All New Jersey Transit rail service into New York City was suspended Monday after a train carrying 1,200 people derailed in Penn Station during the morning commute.

The train, which was arriving from Trenton on the Northeast Corridor, experienced a "slow-speed derailment" while it was pulling into Penn Station on track 9, a New Jersey Transit spokeswoman told Patch. Customers on the last four cars had to be escorted through the train to exit.

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The FDNY said five people suffered injuries, all of which were non-life-threatening. At least one person was seen being taken out of Penn Station on a stretcher. A large EMS presence was seen outside of the station.

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"We are monitoring the situation at Penn Station closely," NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted over an hour after the train derailed. "Please give yourself some extra time to commute this morning."

Many city-bound trains were diverted into Hoboken. Limited rail service into Penn Station began after noon Monday.

The derailment comes less than two weeks after an Amtrak train side-swiped an NJ Transit train, which shut down the station for nearly an entire day.

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Lead image: A crowded train station in Hoboken, Patch Staff

Second image: FDNY on the scene of the derailment, FDNY