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Train Derailment

NJ Transit Train Derails Near Penn Station Disrupting Service (DEVELOPING) NJ Transit Train Derails Near Penn Station Disrupting Service (DEVELOPING)
NJ Transit Train Derails Near Penn Station Disrupting Service (Developing) NJ Transit service into and out of Penn Station New York has been suspended on Tuesday, Sept. 12 due to a minor slow speed derailment, transit officials said.  At 8:55 a.m., Northeast Corridor train 3926, which had departed Trenton at 7:32 a.m., derailed prior to arriving at Penn Station, NJ Transit said. No injuries were reported and the train remains upright, transit officials said. 1 of 2: Rail service into and out of Penn Station New York is suspended due to a minor slow speed derailment in Penn Station New York. Midtown Direct service is being diverted to Hoboken. — Northeast Corri…
Ex-Amtrak Engineer Cleared In Deadly Philadelphia Train Derailment Ex-Amtrak Engineer Cleared In Deadly Philadelphia Train Derailment
Ex-Amtrak Engineer Cleared In Deadly Philadelphia Train Derailment A former Amtrak engineer has been cleared in a deadly train derailment in Philadelphia in 2015. Brandon Bostian's train was going 106 mph — more than double the speed limit on the tracks — on an S-curve when he slammed on the brakes in Frankford Junction in May 2015. The train, headed to Washington D.C. from New York City, jumped the tracks, killing eight people and sending 185 to the hospital. Federal officials said Bostian lost "situational awareness" and briefly thought he was past the S-curve and on a straightaway.  Bostian's lawyer during the trial described him as a l…