On Friday, may 17, 2013, During peak rush hour, an eight-car, electric-drawn commuter train traveling eastbound from New York City suddenly derailed as it passed over the border between Fairfield and Bridgeport, Connecticut. All eight cars derailed, causing significant track damage. As the cars came to a stop, some of the cars crossed over into the westbound tracks. Approximately 20 seconds later, a second eight-car commuter train traveling westbound from New Haven, Connecticut, struck the derailed train. The resulting impact tore open the train cars and caused multiple traumatic injuries to passengers and overhead electrified wires to fall onto the tracks. Approximately 500 people were evaluated on scene and 70 were transported by emergency medical services (EMS) to area hospitals. The derailment and the track damage impacted all Northeast Corridor commuter train traffic, including the high-speed Acela train service linking Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, DC.
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