New details on Westchester train crash

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In yesterday's collision between a Metro North train car and an SUV, the third rail of the track shredded through the train.

From the article:

The car was "pushed about 1,000 feet down the tracks" and "during that time, the third rail penetrated" the first passenger cabin of the train, Sumwalt said. The third rail, which supplies power to the train, began breaking apart in 80-foot segments which started to pile up in the first cabin, but a section also went into the second car as well.