Longer-term solutions are being sought, but Superintendent Watlington says if the district doesn't dip into savings now, jobs and other cuts are on the line.
Police said extra security steps you can use in your routine to protect yourself include tapping to pay, paying with cash, or covering your PIN as you enter it.
Patrolman James Nevins and his fellow officers were the first responders on scene, and they took on heavy fire, smoke and strong winds to evacuate residents.
Hours before the fire, officials said an engineer reported the train being "sluggish and not getting up to speed, and that a fault light on the train was on."