Dangling wire damages Acela train in Folcroft

Tuesday, February 27, 2018
FOLCROFT, Pa. (WPVI) -- It was an unexpectedly long night for dozens of passengers on board an Acela train that was forced to stop after hitting a dangling wire.

A conductor on another train noticed the wire dangling near the Folcroft Station in Delaware County around 11 p.m. Monday.
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The oncoming Acela train didn't have time to stop before hitting it.

It damaged the head carriage on top of the engine.

A back up train later arrived to transport the passengers.
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