Alreadyciting operator error and equipment failure as the top suspected cause. While it could be either, terrorism is discounted .

Nothing to see here. Move on

At Least 3 Dead, Up to 100 Hurt in Major Hoboken Train Crash
Preliminary reports suggest the crash was an accident or caused by operator error, according to four law enforcement officials, though they stress it is early in the investigation
By Jonathan Dienst, Brian Thompson, Marc Santia and Rana Novini

At least three people died and up to 100 were hurt, some of them critically, when an NJ Transit train crashed into the station in Hoboken at the height of Thursday's morning rush, leaving twisted piles of metal and bricks and causing part of the highly trafficked terminal to collapse, officials said.

Preliminary reports suggest the crash involving train No. 1614 on the Pascack Valley Line was accidental or caused by operator error, according to four law enforcement officials, though they stress it is early in the investigation.

Pictures on social media showed serious damage to the train and extensive structural damage to the station. At least one of the NJ Transit cars appeared to be partially inside the building, with some of the supporting beams that hold up the canopy where the trains come in caved in around it.

It appeared the train went through a bumper stop at the end of the track. It came to a stop in a covered area between the station's indoor waiting area and the platform. From above, chopper footage showed the glass arches atop the building crunched like an accordion over the platform.

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Some passengers said the train seemed to be moving faster than usual as it entered the station, but they didn't think much of it -- until the impact.

"You felt like this huge, huge bang," said passenger Steve Mesiano. "The lights went off, and then you started to see like –- I was in the window seat, so I could see like outside, what was happening, and the roof just collapsed on the first car."

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Source: At Least 3 Dead, Up to 100 Hurt in Major Hoboken Train Crash | NBC New York http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Maj...l#ixzz4LennO8mf

Lots of pictures here:

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Hob...-395252991.html

Coverage by TheDailyMail with lots of pics.

It seems operator error not a deliberate act is the chosen cause of the crash.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...es-station.html