The Washington Post is now reporting that the passengers on NER 161 were transferred to another train. Presumably some other delayed NER pulled up alongside, and the passengers on NER 161 had to step down to the ground, and then step up to the other train, and hope to find a seat, or maybe some rode standing up to their destination. Hopefully any physically disabled or less-agile elderly passengers were able to be carried up and down the steps by a burly conductor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...-pennsylvania/