Transit officers deliver baby boy inside Philadelphia train on Christmas Day

PEAK hour train commuters got more than they bargained for on Christmas after an expectant mum crowned in front of them. Here’s what happened.

BABY TRAIN

TWO transport officers made a special delivery on Christmas Day: a baby boy.

A Philadelphia train became a makeshift hospital room after a pregnant woman gave birth in front of peak hour commuters.

Sgt. Daniel Caban and Officer Darrell James, from Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, rushed to the train just in time to see the baby’s head crowning through the expectant mother’s trousers.

They coached the woman through the delivery, unwrapped the umbilical cord from the baby’s neck and placed the boy in her arms. The baby’s father wrapped him in a shirt to keep warm.

“Everything just happened so quick, but it was amazing,” James told WCAU-TV.

Incredible ... a Christmas baby was delivered on a Philadelphia train by transit cops. Picture: NBC/Tony Charris-Saunders

The mother and newborn were taken to Hahnemann University Hospital, where they were reported in good condition.

SEPTA police Chief Thomas Nestel III tweeted his excitement over the birth, writing: “Transit Police SGT and PO deliver baby on Market Frankford El train!!!! WOOHOO!!! Now that’s a Christmas gift!!!”

Later, the chief joked that he had waived the fare for SEPTA’s “newest rider.”

Officer Darrell James and Sgt. Daniel Cahban, the SEPTA transit officers who delivered a baby boy on an El train. pic.twitter.com/bFTin06OZA

— Vinny Vella (@Vellastrations) December 26, 2014

Transit Police SGT and PO deliver baby on Market Frankford El train!!!! WOOHOO!!! Now that's a Christmas gift!!!

— Thomas J. Nestel III (@TNestel3) December 25, 2014

For those that have asked, I have waived today's fare for our newest rider. Congratulations!!!

— Thomas J. Nestel III (@TNestel3) December 26, 2014

James, a father, called the birth a blessing. Caban said helping to bring a new life into the world was a gift all its own.

“I had already opened all my presents,” Caban told WPVI-TV. “I didn’t know I had another one waiting for me around 5:53 this afternoon.”