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Photos: LIRR train crash at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn

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Wednesday, January 4, 2017
An injured passenger, after a Long Island Rail Road commuter train either hit something or derailed, is taken from the Atlantic Terminal, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
An injured passenger, after a Long Island Rail Road commuter train either hit something or derailed, is taken from the Atlantic Terminal, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
Two injured passengers sit outside the Atlantic Terminal after a Long Island Rail Road incident, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tours the site of a LIRR train crash in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tours the site of a LIRR train crash in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tours the site of a LIRR train crash in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Most of the injuries appeared consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
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An injured passenger, after a Long Island Rail Road commuter train either hit something or derailed, is taken from the Atlantic Terminal, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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  • FORT GREENE
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  • ATLANTIC TERMINAL LIRR CRASH
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  • TRAIN CRASH
  • ATLANTIC TERMINAL
  • LONG ISLAND RAILROAD
  • TRAIN ACCIDENT
  • DERAILMENT
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