First responders took 400 riders off the train as a precaution. None were harmed.
A fire under a New Jersey Transit rail car caused delays and forced hundreds of riders off the train Sunday afternoon, officials said.
New Jersey Transit Police received a notification of a fire under a rail car at the Red Bank station at about 4:20 p.m. Sunday, according to officials. The North Jersey Coast Line train 7248 had departed Long Branch just after 4 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station in New York at 5:43 p.m., according to NJ Transit.
The officers took the 400 riders off the train as a precaution, officials said. None of the riders were injured from the fire, according to NJ Transit. Transit police local fire officials stopped train traffic while they investigated the incident, officials said. Traffic has since resumed, NJ Transit said in a statement.Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to
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