. ▁# 1 1 0 7 ▁consisted ▁of ▁GP 4 0 PH - 2 ▁# 4 1 4 8 , ▁ 5 ▁Com et ▁I ▁tra iler ▁cars , ▁and ▁one ▁Com et ▁I ▁cab ▁car ▁( # 5 1 2 0 ), ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁collision . ▁The ▁train ▁had ▁ 1 2 5 ▁passengers ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 2 ▁dead head ing ▁N J T ▁employees ▁who ▁were ▁travel ing ▁to ▁S uffer n ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁operate ▁another ▁train ▁that ▁origin ated ▁there . ▁Both ▁trains ▁were ▁running ▁in ▁push - pull ▁configuration . ▁ ▁Acc ident ▁ ▁Train ▁# 1 2 5 4 ▁had ▁left ▁Harm on ▁C ove ▁station ▁at ▁ 8 : 3 3 ▁a . m . ▁with ▁ 2 7 5 ▁passengers ▁and ▁acceler ated ▁to ▁ 5 3 ▁m ph . ▁Meanwhile ▁Train ▁# 1 1 0 7 ▁depart ed ▁Hob oken ▁at ▁ 8 : 3 1 ▁a . m . ▁with ▁ 1 2 5 ▁passengers ▁ab o ard . ▁Train ▁# 1 2 5 4 ▁soon ▁passed ▁a ▁Med ium ▁Appro ach ▁Sign al ▁telling ▁the ▁train ▁to ▁slow ▁down , ▁according ▁to ▁black ▁box ▁data ▁the ▁train ▁passed ▁this ▁signal ▁at ▁ 3 4 ▁m ph , ▁the ▁next ▁signal ▁would ▁show ▁the ▁engineer ▁a ▁stop ▁indic ation ▁at ▁Ber gen ▁J unction ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁Train ▁# 1 1 0 7 ▁to ▁pass ▁before ▁Train ▁# 1 2 5 4 ▁would ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁Hob