PENN STATION — A train leaving Penn Station derailed Tuesday morning, snarling the morning commute, officials said.
The rear two cars of a New Jersey Transit train bound for Trenton went off the tracks shortly before 8 a.m. No injuries were reported because no passengers were in the cars, the agency said.
The derailment is causing up to hour-long delays on Northeast Corridor Line trains in and out of Penn Station, according to NJ Transit. The agency is sending another train to transfer the 300 passengers on board.
Midtown Direct trains are being diverted into Hoboken, NJ Transit said.
Commuters expressed their frustration with the delay Tuesday.
"We deal with this torture every day," joked Rachel Benjamin, 36, who commutes to work in Midtown from her home in Maplewood, N.J., and was delayed about an hour.
"Every week there's something — not always as bad as this — but it's always failed equipment or 'We've got to go somewhere to get a part.'"
Another commuter said changing addresses may be the only way to avoid the problem.
"It only takes 10 minutes once you're on the train... [but] this happens once a month," said Iris Baria, 46, who commutes from her home in Queens to Seacaucus, and was delayed for up to an hour Tuesday.
"I think I'm gonna have to look for a job in Manhattan."
