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Man in Custody After Barricading Himself Inside a Train Shed in Lower Merion

A man threatened railroad workers with a handgun inside a train signal shed, prompting a multi-agency police standoff lasting nearly three hours before his arrest.

LOWER MERION — Lower Merion police say a man is in custody after barricading himself in a train signal shed near the Overbrook train station. According to police, on Monday, Sept. 8, at 12:36 a.m., officers received a report of an armed man walking west on the train tracks near the Overbrook station. He eventually entered a shed on the Lower Merion side of City Avenue. Once inside the shed, police said he confronted other railroad employees and …

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NBC Philadelphia broke the news in Philadelphia, United States on Monday, September 8, 2025.
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