Five of the seven cars on the southbound train from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., left the tracks about 7:20 a.m. near the Spuyten Duyvil station under the Henry Hudson Bridge on Metro-North’s Hudson Line, the spokesman, Aaron Donovan, told NY1.
The number of injuries was not known, Mr. Donovan said.
The New York City Police and Fire Departments were reportedly sending large numbers of first responders to the scene, and a witness reported that firefighters were climbing into and out of some of the cars, which were lying nearly on their sides. One of the cars was just above the water.
The train left Poughkeepsie about 5:54 a.m., Mr. Donovan said, adding that it was unlikely to have been carrying many passengers.
“We are just not sure” what caused the derailment, he said. “That will be the subject of a detailed investigation.”
All service between the Croton-Harmon station and Grand Central Terminal was suspended, he said.
The number of injuries was not known, Mr. Donovan said.
The New York City Police and Fire Departments were reportedly sending large numbers of first responders to the scene, and a witness reported that firefighters were climbing into and out of some of the cars, which were lying nearly on their sides. One of the cars was just above the water.
The train left Poughkeepsie about 5:54 a.m., Mr. Donovan said, adding that it was unlikely to have been carrying many passengers.
“We are just not sure” what caused the derailment, he said. “That will be the subject of a detailed investigation.”
All service between the Croton-Harmon station and Grand Central Terminal was suspended, he said.