Accidents
2 Train Derailment At Park Place Station
At 9:20 AM, a Brooklyn-bound train derailed at the Park Place station. Due to this derailment, a service advisory is in place. Here are the details courtesy of a press release sent to me a short time ago by the MTA:
At 9:20 a.m., a Brooklyn-bound 2 train derailed at the Park Place Station. [...]
Elderly Woman Hit By Q65 Bus
I was browsing the New York Daily News website & noticed I miss out on a story regarding an unfortunate accident in Queens. As expected when one hears or reads accident in Queens, they probably think it happened on Queens Blvd. If so, your instincts were spot on as a 65 year old elderly woman [...]
Boy Falls Into Gap At Peekskill Station
This past Friday, a young boy fell into the gap at the Metro-North’s Peeksill station. Here is more from the Associated Press:
A Metro-North Railroad spokesman says a boy has fallen into a gap between a train and platform in Westchester County, but the child was quickly pulled out unhurt.
Railroad spokesman Dan Brucker says the boy’s [...]
LIRR Derailment Just West Of The Jamaica Station
In the previous entry I mentioned how I was having a telephone conversation with my sister. During this conversation, she asked if I had heard & subsequently blogged about the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) derailment that occurred west of the Jamaica station. I told her I did not so I decided to hit the [...]
LIRR Statement On Today’s Accident
I apologize for not posting this sooner but I was tied up. Anyhow, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) issued a statement via e-mail on this morning’s minor accident where 2 trains bumped west of the Jamaica station:
The MTA Long Island Rail Road is expecting normal evening rush hour service.
At 7:30 am today, a [...]
