NJ Transit service to Penn Station resumes with delays after minor derailment
NEW YORK -- There was a commuting mess Tuesday morning for NJ TRANSIT riders after a train heading to Penn Station derailed.
Engineers worked to free the derailed car that made thousands of commuters late for work.
"It's terrible. I'm hungry. I bought coffee, but I've got to go. I have an appointment and my job at 2 p.m.," Piscataway resident Ines Nunes said.
"I've been here waiting and waiting for the train. It's all standby, canceled, delayed," East Harlem resident Marice La Ortiz said.
NJ TRANSIT said that just before 9 a.m. one car of a train from Trenton derailed as it was coming into Penn Station with 1,500 passengers and crew aboard.
Trains behind the derailed car reversed and headed to Secaucus.
"Something needs to change. We can't go on like this. It's so difficult to predict if you're going to get to work or not, or if you're actually going to get home after work," one passenger said.
Rail service into Penn Station resumed around 11 a.m., with trains delayed about an hour.
"I think everyone's a little agitated, but what can you do? There's no alternative," said passenger Scott Huffman.
NJ TRANSIT said the cause of the derailment is still under investigation. No injuries were reported.
