an amtrak acela express train derailed while leaving penn station this morning. amtrak says it happened while the train was moving at a slow speed. the rear of the train was still next to the platform. all passengers did get off safely. it was due to arrive in philadelphia shortly after 10:00 this morning. this is an aerial view of penn station. train service into and out of the station will be delayed while crews investigate the crash. >>> let's check in our first alert traffic reporter for a look at the affect on our area, if there is any. >> the big effect is going to be for new york penn station for mass transit, but new jersey tra transit wants you to know their service is suspended. now the midtown direct is diverted to hoboken. they are cross honoring passengers. if you have to get into new york from philly, you'll have that small detour there as well. you need to find another way to get from the hoboken station to get to new york after that. this is the delaware memorial bridge. the left and right lane are closed. that's until 3:00 p.m. you can see some sm

officials say amtrak acela express train derailed around 9:00 while pulling out of the station, that train, clipped the side of the new jersey transit train that was arriving. authorities say that all of the passengers got off the affected trains safely and there were no major injuries reported. amtrak says customers can expect, delayed services in and out of the penn station. >>> well, buckle up we will be on a weather roller coaster before we head back down, meteorologist lauren casey is live on the cbs-3 sky deck with the rest of the ride for today, lauren. >> thanks, jim. >> you can feel moisture building, feeling damp, chilly , definitely have cloud behind me, namely, in the mid to upper levels of the atmosphere. storm scan three showing us some precipitation that was in route to our area looking much more robust about three hours ago but a lot of that precipitation, fading on out, but we do have some precipitation coming down right now in the poconos in the form of some snow, some sleet, and some freezing rain right now so watch out for slippery conditions in these areas. winte

otherwise amtrak, acela express and amtrak regionals running on a modified snow schedule. same with patco, new jersey transit, trains running on a modified schedule but buses have been suspended. here in philadelphia if you must get where you are going to day best way to do it is you have your two options market frankford, and broad street subway. they are running trains every 20 minutes. they have been running around the clock every 20 minutes. that is your best bet if you have to head on out there this morning, karen and thomas back to you. >> we need help getting around >>> with our team coverage we have the latest school closing s right at the bottom of the screen. we want to see what you are seeing as well. send us your pictures using # fox 29 snow. as sue mentioned lehigh valley expected to get heaviest snow totals sue calling for 16 to 24 inches. >> lets check with steve keeley. last time they got socked in it took them a long time to dig out. is this the boot cam, steve. >> reporter: there is a sedan, michael if you can show that street down there, somebody is driv

. >>> it was a difficult day for commuters in new york city, amtrak acela express train bound for washington partially derailed as it pulled out of the station. it scraped the side of an an arriving new jersey transit train in the process, no injuries were reported, last night, nj transit said it will operate only outbound trains from new york, for the sharing of the track for amtrak and li rr. >>> check out this amazing rendering on have what could be new york city is latest sky scraper, the big bend and proposed project your a 4,000- foot long curved building: architecture firm is still looking for investors bending the structure could lead to a unique building that would be able to get around new york's zoning rules. >>> and bow, bow is back, american born giant and ace free to roam her new home in china beau has been in quarantine for past month following her relocation from the national zoo in washington to a chinese conservation center. her new handlers say she has had to adjust to some food and new language, but she was also assigned to keeper who speaks both english and mandarin to m

today an amtrak acela express rain.ansit isted outboundumpingg service out of new york tonight becausef reduced track capacity.jim huffer from r new york has thefu story. >> reporter: pictures takenows e of impact as an outbound amtrak acela for unknown reasons came off the track around 9:00 this morning sideswiping an inbound new jersey transit train. >> tenth of a second i didn't know what had happened. i thought a bomb had gone off or something. everyone in my car screamed out. i cursed. this is what you do sometimes i guess. and it wasn't until that next tenth of a second that you felt another train raking down the side of our train and you heard people behind me screaming. >> reporter: only two people were slightly injured but the minor derailment is causing massive headaches for thousands of new jersey transit long island railroad and amtrak passengers. robin germany from brooklyn is trying to get to philadelphia. >> waiting for over an hour and a half and that train is delayed indefinitely and allegedly some other train is now going to take us but it hasn't yetism the accident c

the acela express, some of the amtrak trains, running with delays or concellations. best bet, just check ahead, expect delays with patco, new jersey transit buses and dart buses. they are not going to navigate through the neighborhood. regular schedule attempt on all of the regional rail lines, running on delays on the paoli, lansdale, trenton line. be sure to bundle up. it will be cold waiting out there on the station, here is a tweet that i received about the northeast regional and the acela express cancellation. so check in with amtrak, same deal for all bus route, check with the system status, septa.org, for your exact bus route, whether it is detoured or suspended. alex and thomas back over to you. >> still tough getting around, bob, thank you. yes, because that snowstorm yesterday leaving some messy conditions for people all around the region, below freezing temperatures, combined with the left over snow, creating a lot of ice on the roadways. >> i know that feeling, as you know, lauren johnson, i live in the city many many years. never fun. >> i know, it is ne

amtrak will run a modified schedule along the northeast corridor tomorrow. there will be no acela expresservice between new york and boston t limited service between new york and washington. >>> and of course the "action news" morning team will get an early start tomorrow to track the storm and its impact on local schools and travel so please join us a half hour early beginning at 4:00 a.m. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight two former penn state administrators make surprising pleas today in court in connection with the handling of the jerry sandusky case. >>> jaime apody is live at villanova university for the sendoff of the number one seeded team in the ncaa basketball tournament. jamie. >> reporter: yeah, jim, need we forget also the defending national championship villanova wildcats, i talked to jay wright about the kind of pressure that that brings into this run to the dance. and we've got some video of the team already arriving in buffalo, a hint, it's cold. that's coming up, jim. >> thank you jamie. of course cecily tynan returns with that late word from accuweather when "actio

. >>> amtrak will run a modified schedule along the northeast corridor today. there will be no acela expressvice between new york and boston and limited service between new york and washington, d.c. >> different parts of our region will see different things. we'll have reporters out this morning all across the region to show you what they're seeing. let's start with katherine scott. she's tracking the conditions in new jersey. she's live there in runnemede, camden county. googood morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam and matt. yeah, we've seen a bit of everything here in new jersey this morning. it started with a bit of snow, now we are just seeing pouring rain here. i'm going to get out of the way so you can take a look at the intersection that we're at here in runnemede. we're at black horse pike and constitution drive. a plow train just came through a couple minutes ago and pushed away some of the slush that was in the street here. but, yeah, really for the last 30 or 40 minutes we've seen rain its just been pouring rain here in runnemede. we have seen cars out on the roads.

. >> amtrak is running a modified schedule due to the storm. acela expresston, d.c., philadelphia new york city will be limited. the northeast regional train and the keystone service train will run on a modified schedule as well. be sure to check the amtrak.com schedule state before you head to 30th street station. >> and impending major storm is already impacting air travel as well. >> hundreds of flights in and out of philadelphia have already been canceled for tomorrow and for more on that let's head to sarah bloomquist live at the airport. >> sarah, looks like airlines are trying to get a jump on things before the weather worsens. >> reporter: philadelphia international -- they are, rick and monica. philadelphia international airport fairly busy this evening and as we've been here throughout the afternoon we've watched more and more cancellations popping up on the board. that's exactly why it is busy. people are trying to book flights to get out of before all this snow arrives. >> it's expected to be very quiet here tomorrow. >> reporter: that's tomorrow

. >>> amtrak also making changes ahead of the storm starting tomorrow, trains will operate on a modify to do schedule in the northeast. there will also be no acela expressvice between new york city and boston as well as limited service between new york city and dc. in addition, amtrak's northeast regional service will run modified. some trains may be cancelled. passengers encouraged to check the train status on amtrak's website or their smart phone ap >> boston will get hammered. let's talk about the airports and airlines have cancelled nearly 2000 flights. as for tomorrow there's a number cancelations in our area, we're hearing from bmi, marshal, reagan national more than 150 and nearly 100 fligh out of dulles. it looks like all major u.s. airlines are waiving exchange fees, check with the airlines. there's so much to do >> schools transportations, of course, keep checking. we'll find out as much as we can on the website >> what the airlines do they're putting these planes in cities that aren't getting and getting right back on the schedule >> like you said the blizzard hitting up north of us. >> knock one city out, one hub out of the mix. . >>> hardwa

acela express service between new york city and boston. they're going to get hit hard and only limited service between new york city and dc. in addition, amtrak's northeast regional service will run on a modified schedule. some trains may be cancelled. passengers encouraged to check the train's status on amtrak's website or on the smart phone. >>> the white house is also preparing for the brunt of the storm. earlier this evening, president trump tweeted this picture with the washington, dc mayor bowser about incoming storm preparations in dc. >>> still to come gun stores in our area, after this break in, a store in virginia was hit. what they were able to get in lightening speed. >>> students at an arlington million school will finish year with a new principal. we'll tell you why the old principal resigneded after 15 years, details he sent home to the students and staff today >>> when we come back sue will join us with the latest storm track. also give you the projected snowfall totals that's coming up in just a couple of moments. we'll check and see how the weather is shaping up in montgomery county. where schools are closed for tomorrow. we'l

amtrak said they would try to run on modified schedule. now all the sudden popping up with some concellations, on both the northeast corridor trains, and the acela expressys they're going to expect to run regular service this morning on the regional rails buses trains, trolleys, suspended or detoured specially the ones through manning young where we saw lauren reporting from. check with the system status it, will get better as the day goes on, they can open up some of the streets in the neighborhoods, patco, new jersey transit, dart, all attempt to go operate on a normal schedule. check with the airline before you head down to the airport. yep, airport's open. it is the airlines that we got to depend on, and a lot of their flight, the planes, didn't even come into town yesterday, so they're not there in order to load you up and get you out. so check with the airline before you head down to the airport. how cold is it going to get and when are we going to see the sun? scotty has the answer coming up in 15 seconds. >> it will be a cold wednesday, high temperatures stuck below freezing, take a look at the past 24 hours, yesterday, at this time, looking at

amtrak says it will operate modified service tomorrow with no acela trains running between boston and new york and limited express have crews running around the clock. coned has additional contractors on stand by. the good news until now an unseasonably warm winter which means government has supply of salt and businesses haven't been impacted by lost sales. but this storm is coming late in the season. some of the traditional blizzard winners will take a hit. for example, home improvement. sales for the industry will fall 1.2 billion compared to the same week last year because consumers are not starting their spring planting this week. companies like home depot and lowe's don't have that winter inventory. restaurants are sales that never get recouped. apparel retailers. but there's a winner. that's natural gas. cold weather ahead of the storm means prices have jumped up about 5% over the past week. demand for natural gas is at a record. these price pops tend to be short-lived. we'll see. >> feel terrible i don't do any spring planting. >> i started planting last week. >> indoors. >> pots. pot indoors. >> in pots.