Passengers on an NJ Transit train said their train bumped into an Amtrak train in Penn Station at the height of Friday's morning commute, damaging the side of the NJ Transit train and possibly knocking the Amtrak one slightly off the tracks, NBC New York reports.
While New Jersey Transit has said nothing about a possible sideswipe yet, it advised that it was suspending service in and out of the Manhattan transit hub because an Amtrak train had derailed in the station. Amtrak had no immediate comment.
A New Jersey Transit train shows exterior damage after a March 24, 2017, incident, in which passengers said their train hit another train
A New Jersey Transit train damaged in an apparent incident on March 24, 2017.
Amtrak train showing internal damage after an apparent derailment at Penn Station
In a tweet, the NY Fire Department issued an "all hands" notice to Penn Station.
FDNYalerts MAN ALL HANDS PENN STATION, (AMTRAK) MINOR DERAILMENT TRACK 6, UNDER CONTROL
— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) March 24, 2017
Jordan Geary, a passenger on the NJ Transit train, said his train was coming into Penn from the Montclair/Boonton line; the Philadelphia-bound Acela was heading out of the station and the two somehow bumped each other. He tweeted that the impact "blew my window out and into me. Thankfully everyone is okay."
Fire officials say they got a call about the incident shortly after 9 a.m. No injuries were immediately reported, but ambulances and other emergency vehicles were seen outside the station.
NBC adds that Midtown Direct trains are being diverted to Hoboken. PATH is cross-honoring. The MTA said Long Island Rail Road service was not affected.