Death
G Train Motorman Suffers Fatal Heart Attack
Unfortunately I have to once again blog about an untimely death of a MTA worker. Earlier this morning, a yet to be unnamed motorman on the train suffered a fatal heart attack while guiding the Brooklyn-bound train out of the Court Square station. Andy Newman of the New York Times has more in this brief [...]
Track Supervisor Death Could’ve Been Avoided
The spot where James Knell met his untimely demise. Photo courtesy of Costanza for the New York Daily News. Two days ago, I had to unfortunately write an entry about the death of 45 year old MTA NYC Transit Track Supervisor James Knell. His untimely demise came after he came in contact with an electrified [...]
MTA NYCT Track Supervisor Dies This Morning
It never gets easier to write an entry about an untimely death whether to a transit worker or rider. Unfortunately, I have to report that a MTA New York City Transit Track Supervisor died this morning after coming in contact with the electrified third rail at the Beach 90th Street station in Queens where renovations [...]
Bus Depot Security Guard Killed By Drunk Driver
Writing entries about death involving public transportation is never easy & that is once again the case. Earlier this morning, a security guard at the College Point Bus Depot was killed while trying to cross the Whitestone Expressway. Pete Donohue & Jonathan Lemire of the New York Daily News have more: A security guard working [...]
Metro-North Worker Killed
The MTA has been hit with a number of tragedies lately. Unfortunately the horrible trend as continued as a Metro-North worker was killed just west of the Rye station this past Friday. The Connecticut Post had more in this initial report: A train struck and killed a Metro-North employee Friday night just west of the [...]
