One day after a New Jersey Transit train crashed across the Hudson River in Hoboken, leaving one person dead and more than 100 others injured, commuters at Penn Station on Friday morning tried to go about their normal routine, but the crash still weighed on their minds. NY1's Vivian Lee filed the following report.
Commuters stepping off of New Jersey Transit trains at Penn Station said they couldn't help but think of the crash at Hoboken Terminal the day before.
"Very sad. Very sad. It reminded me of 9/11," said one commuter.
"Now, it's scary, because you got to figure out where you want to sit.
"I didn't sit in the front car because I was scared. I sat one back," said a third.
That the crash occurred amid an ongoing terrorism investigation involving New York and New Jersey was also not lost on those determined to get on with their day.
"This has been a wild couple of weeks, with the bombing in New York and the shootout in Linden, New Jersey, and then with the train accident. We were just talking about how fragile it is when you go out the door in the morning," one commuter said. "But no, I didn't have any hesitation. "
Other commuters were preoccupied with what they think is a crisis at NJ Transit, or at least really bad luck.
One man said the train crash recalled a tragedy in Newark last month, when one NJ Transit bus slammed into the side of another, killing two people and injuring more than a dozen right before the morning rush.
"It's scary. I'm thinking I don't know what's going to happen. I pray to God. That's all you can do in that situation," the man said. "Like I say, NJ Transit has to be more responsible. "
All the commuters NY1 spoke with reported a normal ride into the city, with some lines only slightly delayed in order to make more stops than usual. That was part of NJ Transit's contingency plan.
All trains in and out of Hoboken Terminal, meanwhile, are still suspended.
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