Lots of delays today on the El and associated bus routes, as a person jumped in front of the train as it was pulling into 56th street (train was headed towards Center City and Frankford). He got stuck underneath the train and died, police are confirming he took his own life.
As the el was shut down between 52nd and 69th, there was alot of residual delays, took Septa a while to get shuttle buses rolling, and regular buses that connect to the El were showing "Take Next Bus" on their destination signs. Passengers at 56th were stuck for a long time, as shuttle buses from previous stops were too full to stop, and the 21/31 buses were also packed. Very poor communication from Septa, their Twitter folks were contradicting the personnel at the scene.
I happened to be on the train that the man jumped in front of, luckily for me perhaps, on the 4th car so I didn't see it, although I do like to ride the RF window when I can. Definitely keep the train operator in your thoughts/prayers, I can't imagine what he must be going through right now.
News links:
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http://6abc.com/news/person-dies-after- ... n/1066156/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;