Freight Train Derailment Causes SEPTA Disruption

LEVITTOWN, PA — Regional rail service has been restored after a freight train derailment stopped SEPTA service on a Trenton train Tuesday night, officials said.

Andrew Busch, SEPTA's director of media relations, said outbound train No. 9729 did not stop at the Levittown Station on Tuesday night due to a freight train derailment in the area.

"We had a service disruption due to this," said Busch, adding that since the freight train was on Amtrak territory, he could not provide any details on the derailment.

Three people were killed by an Amtrak train in early April.The victims were a father and his two sons.

That train was traveling from Boston to Richmond, VA. There were no reported injuries among the 236 passengers or crew onboard.