Train traveling from Washington DC to New York City on Tuesday night

Report says that Train 188 went off the tracks in Philadelphia 

At least 50 people have been reported injured at this time  

Eight to 10 cars derailed around 9:20pm carrying approximately 240 people

Philadelphia Fire Commissioner is calling this a mass casualty incident 

An Amtrak train has crashed in Philadelphia in what the fire commissioner is calling a 'mass casualty incident.'

Train 188 was traveling from Washington, D.C., to New York City on Tuesday night when it crashed around 9:20pm.

The front of the train was going into a turn when it shook according to individuals who were on the train.

An Associated Press employee on the train says it appears the train went off the tracks.

It had been carrying 240 people, approximately 230 passengers and five crew members.

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A train traveling from Washington DC to New York City on Tuesday night crashed outside Philadelphia

There were approximately 240 passengers on the train