NJ Transit train hits empty auto in Ho-Ho-Kus, causing delays

[Trainspotter]

NJ Transit train hits empty auto in Ho-Ho-Kus, causing delays

 

NJ Transit trains are on schedule again on the Main and Bergen County Line this morning after a train in Ho-Ho-Kus struck a stranded auto while an infant was being pulled from the car's back seat, officials said.

 

No one was injured, officials said.

 

The car became stuck on the tracks at 7 a.m. while U-turning at the Glenwood Road crossing, said Courtney Carroll, a NJ Transit spokeswoman. The driver jumped from the car and grabbed the infant just as the Hoboken-bound train -- breaking as it approached the station -- hit the rear of the vehicle.

 

"It clipped the car," Carroll said.

 

The driver and infant were treated and released from a nearby hospital.

 

The 125 rail passengers transfered to another train, and service on the Main and Bergen County Line ran 30 minutes behind schedule between 7 and 10 a.m., Carroll said.

 

From: NJ.COM - December 4, 2007

[Ghostface Brown]

I don't mean to get too off-topic, but Ho-Ho-Kus? Where did that name come from?

[Harry]

I don't mean to get too off-topic, but Ho-Ho-Kus? Where did that name come from?

 

Here's the history page from the borough website here: http://www.ho-ho-kusboro.com/history.htm.

[Pablo M 201]

Geez, what a smart idea to make a U-turn on a railroad crossing, very genius oh yes.

 

NOT!

 

Good thing the driver got out and grabbed the infant in time before the train hit.

[DOB2RTO]

I don't mean to get too off-topic, but Ho-Ho-Kus? Where did that name come from?

 

Pennsylvania has weird names for communities.

 

Intercourse, PA: http://www.800padutch.com/intercourse.shtml

 

Some names I really think some drunks just made up. Check out some of the names: http://www.theus50.com/pennsylvania/cities.php