Death

MTA NYCT Motorman’s Identity Revealed

About an hour or so ago, I unfortunately wrote an entry talking about the death of a MTA NYC Transit Motorman who had a fatal heart attack while guiding a Brooklyn-bound train out of the Court Square station. In the entry, I noted how the transit agency had not yet released the identity of the […]


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 […]