3 die in commuter train derailment Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Posted: 10:15 AM EST (1515 GMT)
The number of passengers on board and the number of injuries remain are not yet known.
Footage of the scene shows several steel-colored trains cars on their sides with shattered windows and the metal sheeting peeled backward and crushed inward.
Firefighters are struggling to reach passengers believed to be trapped, and they have positioned several ladders against the debris to gain entry to the rails cars.
There is no official information on how many people may still be inside.