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Man Struck Dead By Amtrak In Philly, Police Say
A man was struck dead by an Amtrak in Philadelphia on Saturday night, Philadelphia Police announced on July 14. The "John Doe" was struck by the Amtrak along the tracks at Harbison Avenue and Bridge Street in Mayfair at 9:43 p.m. on July 13, PPD detailed in the release. The striking train, Engine 52, had been heading south, according to the police. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 10:13 p.m. Additional information was unavailable at the time of publishing. Check back here for possible updates.
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Pedestrian Killed By Train Near Delair Bridge: NJ Transit
One person was fatally struck by an Atlantic City Rail Line bound for Philadelphia early Monday, April 1, authorities told Daily Voice. Train 4608 departed Atlantic City at 4:11 a.m. and was due at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station at 5:47 a.m., but hit and killed a pedestrian near the Delair Bridge around 5:40 a.m., NJ Transit officials said. None of the passengers or crew onboard were hurt, authorities said. Service between Philadelphia 30th Street and Cherry Hill was shuttered Monday morning but has since resumed. NJ Transit rail tickets are being cro…
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Hundreds Of Commuters Briefly Stranded In SEPTA Debacle
Some 250 Philadelphia commuters were left stranded on a "dead" track in West Philadelphia Thursday morning, Feb. 22, transit authorities confirmed to Daily Voice. It happened during the morning rush hour around 7:30 a.m., SEPTA said. "Amtrak mistakenly routed a Center City-bound SEPTA Regional Rail train to a dead track that was not receiving power," a spokesperson wrote. The marooned passengers were rescued when a second train was brought in and shuttled them to 30th Street Station, SEPTA said. No one was injured and there was "never a chance of a collision," the spokes…
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Multiple NJ Transit Lines Suspended Due To Signal Issues At NY Penn Station
An Amtrak signal issue at New York Penn Station has suspended NJ Transit service on Friday, Jan. 12, officials said. All rail service on the Northeast Corridor, Raritan Valley Line and North Jersey Coast Line is suspended due to Amtrak signal issues, Kyalo Mulumba, a senior public information officer for NJ Transit said. Bay Head shuttles will continue to operate and Midtown Direct service is being diverted to Hoboken, Mulumba said. NJ Transit rail tickets and passes are being cross honored by PATH at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and 33rd St-NY and NJ TRANSIT bus…
Traffic
Stranded Travelers Slam Amtrak, NJ Transit Amid Service Suspension (
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Hundreds of travelers were left stranded Thursday morning, July 6. Enraged Amtrak and NJ Transit customers took to Twitter during morning rush hour as power issues at Amrak's Metropark station in New Jersey halted service from Philadelphia to New York, With no substitute transportation available, crews were working to restore power as of 9:40 p.m. Service to NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor was also impacted. Northeast Corridor rail service is suspended in both directions between Trenton and Metropark due to Amtrak overhead wire issues. North Jersey Coast Line rail service will experie…
Police & Fire
Juvenile Killed By Amtrak Train In Delaware County (
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At least one juvenile was struck and killed by an Amtrak train Saturday afternoon, April 29 in Delaware County. The "trespasser incident" occurred on Engle Street in Chester around 4:45 p.m. Initial reports said one of the two juveniles struck were killed. According to 6abc, two had died. PA/DELAWARE/CHESTER CITY/6TH & BOOTH STS/PED STRUCK/AMTRAK CONDUCTOR CONFIRMS STRIKING 2 JUVENILES, FD CONFIRMS AT LEAST 1 DOA, LARGE SCENE, TRAIN TRAFFIC HALTED IN AREA — phillyfirefeed (@phillyfirefeed) April 29, 2023 As of 4:42pm ET, Train 161 is currently stopped north of Wilmington (WIL) d…
Neighbors
Delco Cops Commended For Rescuing 'Person In Crisis' On Train Tracks
Two policemen in Delaware County were commended by the top brass for their "outstanding and compassionate work" assisting a resident in crisis on Thursday, March 30. Officers James Mansfield and Nicholas Denton of the Prospect Park Police Department received praise from Chief Dave Madonna for rescuing the resident, who "was going through a difficult situation" near Amtrak rails in the borough, the chief said in a statement. Mansfield and Denton halted all train service in the area and spoke compassionately with the resident at length, Madonna wrote. "After a period of time and some c…
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Man Killed By Amtrak Train In Central Jersey Was Family Breadwinner, Loved Ones Say
Friends of the family of a 39-year-old man struck and killed by an Amtrak train in New Jersey are reaching out with support. Sreekanth Digala, who died Tuesday night, Feb. 28 in Plainsboro, loved ones say on a GoFundMe campaign. He is survived by his wife, Suvarchala, and their son, Aneesh, who is 10 years old. "Sreekanth is the only breadwinner for his family and the sole responsible person for his 70+-year-old parents and in-laws down in India," the GoFundMe organizer wrote. The GoFundMe organizer wrote, "He was a very good human being and a Hardworking individual as free…
Police & Fire
Details Released In Amtrak Strike Of Man, 39, That Caused Major Delays
A 39-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in New Jersey, delaying rail service between Philadelphia and New York City Tuesday evening, Feb. 28, authorities said. The name of the man killed had not been released pending notification of family, said Lt. John Bresnen of the Plainsboro Police Department. Amtrak train 178 was traveling from Washington D.C. to Boston at 6:54 p.m. when the victim was struck east of Princeton Junction, an Amtrak spokesman said. The incident stranded frustrated customers on Northeast Corridor trains. As of 9:50 p.m., service was beginning …
Traffic
Twitter Fumes Over Amtrak Outage Between NYC/Philly, NJ Transit Delays
Amtrak and New Jersey Transit commuters were off to a frustrating start Wednesday, Nov. 2. All Amtrak trains were stopped between New York Penn Station and Philadelphia, with delays of up to 45 minutes reported for NJT. Trains were in motion as of 7:30, but until then, commuters took to Twitter to vent — specifically on Amtrak's post announcing the outage that caused the standstill. That's not an update. We've been stuck for 2 hours now. No updates, no power, just sitting in the cold. — felon musk (@tylerdecolorado) November 2, 2022 Amtrak's outage caused delays on NJT. Northeast…
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Fatal Pedestrian Crash Stops Amtrak Trains Along East Coast
Amtrak trains along the East Coast were at a standstill due to a fatal pedestrian strike north of Washington DC and a junkyard fire in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Riders were told around 7 p.m. that they'd be stuck in their locations due to the massive fire and person struck by the train in Lanham, Maryland. Both incidents forced Amtrak to halt service throughout the region, up through Penn Station in New York. Some trains began moving around 8:10 p.m. #BreakingNews All #Amtrak activity north of Washington, DC has been halted after a train struck a pedestrian north of the New Ca…
Police & Fire
Person Struck, Killed By Amtrak Train In Bucks County: Officials
One person was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Bucks County, officials confirmed. The victim was walking on the railroad tracks near Edgely Avenue and Pitt Avenue in Bristol Township when they were struck around 9:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, an Amtrak spokeswoman told Daily Voice. There were no reported injuries among the 265 passengers and crew onboard train 185, which was traveling from New York to Norfolk, Virginia, the representative added. "Amtrak has been working with local law enforcement to investigate the incident," she said. Trespassing along railroad rights-o…
News
Amtrak Worker Gets 18 Months Without Parole For Selling Stolen Agency Equipment
UPDATE: A now-former Amtrak employee from the Jersey Shore was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for selling hundreds of chainsaws and chainsaw parts that he stole from the agency. Jose Rodriguez, 49, of Brick, will have to serve out the entire sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Rodriguez had collected 114 chainsaws, 122 chainsaw replacement bars and 222 replacement chains worth more than $76,000 before he was caught, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. He sold the items through online auction and directly to buyers, using the U.S. Postal Serv…
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TSA Drops Mask Mandate For Planes, Public Transit... For Now
Face masks will no longer be enforced on airplanes and other modes of public transport after a federal judge ruled the order unconstitutional Monday, April 18. The decision comes after U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said in a 59-page decision that the CDC overstepped its authority by enforcing the 14-month directive. The Biden administration was in the process of reviewing and deciding whether or not to appeal it as of Monday evening, multiple news outlets report. The Amtrak rail system and TSA both rescinded the mandate, but the CDC – which extended the mask mandate through …
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Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police
An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a 59-year-old taxi cab driver who was found shot outside an Amtrak station in what police are calling a targeted killing on Sunday. Kenneth Cobb died at an area hospital after he was shot by Hezekiah F. Campbell outside the Amtrak station in Harrisburg near 4th and Chestnut streets around 9:30 p.m. on Mar. 27, police say. When police searched Campbell’s home, they found a Smith & Wesson 9-millimeter gun, a loaded magazine, an empty magazine, loose copper-washed ammunition cartridges, and clothing similar to what the shooter was wea…
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Taxi Cab Driver Shot Dead Outside PA Train Station In Targeted Killing: Police
A 59-year-old taxi cab driver was shot dead in what police are calling a targeted killing on Sunday. Kenneth Cobb, 59, died at an area hospital after he was shot and killed outside the Amtrak station in Harrisburg near 4th and Chestnut streets around 9:30 p.m. on Mar. 27, police say. "Whatever that the reason is, it doesn't cut mustard with us. It's uncalled for. It is senseless. You're taking somebody else's life, and we are not going to tolerate that," Harrisburg Police Commissioner Thomas Carter said at a press conference on Monday. Anyone with information is asked to contact police in …
Police & Fire
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…
News
Amtrak Train Strikes Pedestrian Dead In PA
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as Steven Gomez, 25, according to a report by LancasterOnline. ORIGINAL: A train operated by Amtrak has hit and killed a pedestrian, according to emergency dispatchers. The pedestrian was hit in Lancaster near Grofftown Road on Friday around 2 p.m., according to dispatchers. The victim died at the scene, dispatches say. The train was enroute to Philadelphia, reports abc27 citing a viewer's daughter onboard the train. No other injuries were reported and no cars derailed. Amtrak police are handling the investigation. Follow Daily Voi…
News
Ex-Amtrak Worker From NJ Admits Stealing, Selling Agency Equipment
UPDATE: For more than eight years, a now-former Amtrak employee from the Jersey Shore collected chainsaws and chainsaw parts from the agency, then sold them and kept the money. Federal authorities eventually caught on to Jose Rodriguez, 49, of Brick, then got a conviction for mail fraud. Hired in October 2007, Rodriguez worked as a senior engineer and repairman at Amtrak's North Brunswick facility, authorities said. Five years later, Rodriguez admitted in federal court, he began gathering equipment under the false pretense that they'd be used for company projects. Before he was caught in …
Obituaries
Pennsylvania Law Student, 23, Dies In Vermont Train Crash, Police Say
A law student native to Pennsylvania has died in a train crash, according to police in Vermont. Thomas R. Fennel, 23, of Pittsburgh, was killed while reversing his green Jeep Cherokee near train tracks when an Amtrak train collided with his vehicle, according to police in Vermont. Royalton Vermont police were called to a motor vehicle versus train crash at Stearns Road on Tuesday around 11:25 a.m., according to a release by police. Upon arrival, Chief Loretta Stalnaker observed Fennel's green Jeep Cherokee on the west side of South Windsor Street in the grassy area between the road and the…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Amtrak Train In Delaware County
A pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Delaware County Thursday afternoon, reports say. The person was reportedly killed just after 4 p.m. in Marcus Hook after they were struck by a train on its way from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana, Amtrak officials told Daily Voice. There were no reported injuries to the 117 passengers on board or crew members, officials said. Amtrak temporarily suspended service between Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware, 6abc says. The Amtrak Police Department is working with local law enforcement to investigate the incident.
News
Feds Charge NJ Amtrak Employee With Stealing, Fencing Chainsaws, Parts
Federal agents arrested an Amtrak employee from the Jersey Shore who they said stole chainsaws and part and sold them online. Working as a senior engineer and repairman at the rail service’s North Brunswick facility, Jose Rodriguez clipped 77 chainsaws, 103 bars, and 163 chains with a combined value of well over $50,000 between August 2016 and July 2020, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Tuesday. Rodriguez used an online auction service to sell most of the items to buyers through the country, she said. He also “directly contacted one purchaser on multiple occasions offering to sel…
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