Following article appeared in the Daily Record (NJ) on 8-6-08.
Bomb scare spurs search of train in N.J.
NORTH BERGEN (AP) -- A suspicious package found aboard a CSX train car Friday night contained some type of electronic device that bomb squad members doused with a water cannon, authorities said. However, it was not immediately clear what type of device it was or whether it was capable of causing any damage, officials said.
The train had been stopped in North Bergen, in the area of West Side Avenue and 57th Street, at about 5:30 p.m. after a Florida woman reported that a Federal Express package containing a bomb might be aboard the train.
The car containing the suspicious package was detached at the scene and, while the rest of the train continued on to a nearby train depot, bomb squads started searching the detached car for the parcel. Officials told The Jersey Journal of Jersey City that the woman called CSX on Friday morning to tell them about the package, which she believed was sent by her ex-boyfriend. She later admitted her call was a hoax, but authorities continued to search for the package she referred to and found it shortly after the search began.
No injuries were reported in the incident.