Metro-North Railroad has suspended service indefinitely for the Hudson line, according to CBS. The Hudson line runs between Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan and Poughkeepsie, 80 miles north of the city.
The service suspension is the result of a freight train derailing in the Bronx. The cause of the derailment is still unknown and under investigation.
Ten of the train's 24 cars derailed on Thursday night around 8:40 p.m. between the Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale stations, according to Marjorie Anders, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) spokeswoman. The tracks in that section of the railroad were fouled.
There have not been any stranded trains resulting from the derailment and service suspension.
The freight train was transporting garbage from the city. An engineer, conductor and brakeman were all onboard, though all three crewmembers remain unharmed.
The derailment caused some chaos among stranded commuters on Thursday night, with most commuters uncertain as to how to get home.
"It's not clear at all on where we need to go or what we need to do," Pauline Moore, a Poughkeepsie resident, told CBS. "One officer said there's a bus that goes to Poughkeepsie.
"I said 'where's that bus?'" she continued. "I don't know of any bus that goes from here to Poughkeepsie."
Stranded commuters waited for instructions on alternative means of transport.
"We're all waiting to find out how we can get home," Barry Donaldson, another commuter, told CBS.
The Friday commute was also affected.
The MTA runs train service in New York and Connecticut. Trains are still running north and south of the derailment area, and shuttle bus services are operating between the Riverdale and Marble Hill stations, according to Metro-North. The Harlem line will also honor Hudson line tickets.
The transit agency reports that 18,000 passengers use the Hudson line during the morning commute.
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