PATCO service returns to normal after crane derails near Lindenwold, NJ

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Thursday, July 13, 2017
PATCO trains delayed
PATCO trains delayed: Karen Rogers reports during Action News at 7:55 a.m. on July 13, 2017.

LINDENWOLD, N.J. (WPVI) -- PATCO service returned to normal Thursday afternoon after a piece of construction equipment derailed, shutting down express service and limiting local trains.



The agency announced though its Twitter account early Thursday afternoon that normal east- and westbound schedules would resume at 2 p.m.





The derailment incident happened overnight west of Lindenwold Station.



Action News is told crews were performing maintenance work on a track.



A crane they were using derailed on its way back to the station.





Express service was suspended all morning.



Local trains were running on an emergency schedule, every 15-20 minutes.



No injuries were reported during the incident.



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