Overview
- Jones told viewers Monday on NBC’s Today that she woke after midnight locked on an empty train at Moynihan Train Hall, Amtrak’s Manhattan terminal.
- The train from Philadelphia was due around 10 p.m., and most accounts say her phone read 12:20 a.m. when she woke to a dark, silent car.
- She searched the cars, pressed the red exit button, bruised a finger trying to pry the doors, and then called 911 for help.
- Two police officers arrived and freed her, recognized her from TV, and asked for a quick selfie before she went home.
- The episode could prompt questions about Amtrak’s end-of-line checks, and Jones urged riders to wake anyone still asleep when a train reaches its last stop.