Accidents
M103 Service Alert Details
Earlier this morning, I posted an entry about a M103 service alert which led to the detours which are still in place as I write this entry. The incident referred to in the service alert was the result of a dump truck hitting a Fung Wah bus. Sewell Chan of the New York Times City [...]
Multiple People Hurt As Bus Crashes Into An Abandoned Building
9 days ago, multiple people were hurt after a public bus (bus route & # not reported) crashed into an abandoned building. The bus driver hit the building after he had to swerve out of the way of a little kid who darted into the street. No one at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has [...]
The Gap Rears Its Ugly Head Again!
In all honesty this story qualified for the end of my historic entry but I forgot to include it. Instead of ignoring the story, I will give it its own entry. I first heard about this story while watching News 12 Long Island within the last 7-10 days. The story is about transit employee & [...]
Horrific Crash Kills 2 & Hurts 2
13 days ago a horrific crash occurred at the intersection of Hillside Avenue & 168th Place. The accident which involved a car & a MTA Long Island Bus killed 2 people while hurting 2 others. Here is an article about the accident courtesy of Newsday: NEW YORK – A Queens Village man, driving the car [...]
Some People Never Learn……
So it is time to go on a tear & catch up with all the transit news from the last few weeks. Lets start with the accident that briefly shut down service on the New Canaan Branch on New Year’s Eve. A Metro-North train clipped a van at a crossing shortly after 9 a.m. Here [...]
