Acela derails in New Haven

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An Acela derailed in New Haven tonight. Based on the news description, at http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=2496170 it appears to have been train 2191. Amtrak.com train status shows the train as having left NHV 6 minutes late, but no update for NYP, where it was due over an hour ago.

The news appears to be incorrect in saying the train was heading to Washington, as 2191 does not serve WAS.
 
As of 6:00am, the derailed Acela is still sitting where it came to rest last night with the problem being that a steel structure that supports catenary feeders and signal power conductors came down onto the roof of the train. All tracks are blocked and Metro North has cancelled all service out of New Haven for the morning rush hour. A crane is temporarily supporting the downed power structure. For a seemingly minor derailment, it is quite a mess.
 
(New Haven-WTNH/AP, Oct. 29, 2004 Updated 8:00 AM) _ Metro North says it has resumed service on the New Haven Line. Metro North says the first train from New Haven was the 6:24 a.m. Four earlier trains left from Bridgeport.

Service is back on one track. Metro-North says there may be some delays for trains headings into New Haven from points south since only one track is open. Amtrak is reporting a 90 minute delay and Metro North is reporting 10 minute delays.

The problem began last night when an Amtrak train from Boston to Washington, D.C., got stuck on the tracks in New Haven when the rear passenger car derailed. Two passengers suffered minor injuries.

Metro-North service from the New Haven, Milford and Stratford stations was disrupted. Morning commuters at those stations took buses to Bridgeport, where Metro-North resumed.

The Amtrak Acela Express, was backing up slowly after having just left Union Station when the rear coach derailed shortly after nine last night.

The train was carrying 60 passengers and 12 employees when the problem happened between Plymouth and Lamberton streets, about one mile south of Union Station. Five people were in the rear coach when it derailed. A Metro-North train carried the train's passengers back to Union Station, where they took buses to their destination.

One passenger was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital with minor injuries, and another was treated and released.
 
A crane is temporarily supporting the downed power structure. For a seemingly minor derailment, it is quite a mess.
If you look closely in video attactched to the linked article you can see a utility pole on top of the Acela, I wouldn't be surprised if the train clipped that then forced the catenary structure to fall...classic domino effect there.

And by the looks of the derailment it was only minor but the number of things that fell on top of the train makes me glad that only one person was hurt.
 
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