Accidents
MTA Report Exposes F Train Derailment Cause
Back in the beginning of May, the biggest transit story was the Brooklyn-bound train that derailed in Queens. 7 months after the derailment, the MTA issued a report this past Friday exposing the cause of the derailment which turned out to be unrepaired track defaults. Here is the official press release I received which I […]
Brooklyn-Bound F Train Derails In Queens
Emergency service workers responded to the derailment of a Brooklyn-bound F train just south of the 65th Street station in Woodside, Queens. Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin. The big story of the day is the Brooklyn-bound F train that derailed in Queens this morning at 10:24 AM just south of the 65th Street […]
Explosion At 72nd St SAS Station Cavern
I have been so busy over the past few days but I could not ignore the big story from the other day when an explosion occurred at the 72nd St Second Avenue Subway station cavern. While the explosion was of the planned variety, the result of debris & a thick cloud of smoke rising was […]
Judge Orders MTA Pay $1.9M For Bus Death
On November 4, 2009, Seth Kahn lost his life after being struck by an MTA Express Bus while crossing the street at Ninth Ave & 53rd St. He met his inevitable demise at the hands of someone who arguably should not have even been on the road. Over 2 years later, a judge has ordered […]
Transit Worker Expected To Live After Fall
The worst fear of any worker on the track became a reality over the weekend as 50 year old supervisor Kent Morgan fell 20 feet from the elevated track at Roosevelt Avenue & 114th Street on the line. Ben Chapman & Jonathan Lemire of the New York Daily News have more in this report: A […]
