NTSB Reveals Engineers In LIRR, NJ TRANSIT Crashes Had Sleep Apnea
The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday the similar circumstances of the crashes warranted combining findings and recommendations into a single special report.
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The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday the similar circumstances of the crashes warranted combining findings and recommendations into a single special report.
NJ TRANSIT says that service along the Gladstone branch of the Morris and Essex lines is suspended because of emergency repair work.
A new report says NJ TRANSIT must stop borrowing from Peter to pay Paul.
NJ TRANSIT said Friday that it is giving free tickets to a college student who fell asleep on a train and ended up alone in a yard.
For one local college student, escaping Hurricane Irma was a cinch compared to what happened when she got home to New Jersey.
Amtrak wrapped up the extensive summertime track repair project on Thursday.
Amtrak has completed the track work at Penn Station that forced the railroads that share the busy transit hub to curtail service for eight weeks.
A bank robbery suspect was shot and killed by police in Orange, New Jersey late Thursday afternoon.
Trains have been operating on a modified schedule for most of the summer to accommodate much-needed track work.
The train had a conductor, but no passengers on board when it went off the tracks at 5:18 a.m.
Major Penn Station repair work that runs from July 10 to September 1 will close some of the station's 21 tracks, requiring a roughly 20 percent of reduction in service.
It's not all fun and games when it comes to splashing around in the Jersey Shore waters.
The people at the controls of Penn Station are responsible for making sure 600,000 people get in and out safely every day.
Amtrak and New Jersey Transit claim track work is progressing on time, but New Jersey legislators have some new questions.
Monday and Tuesday morning, some trains were not just delayed, they were cancelled altogether, because the agency didn't have the engineers to drive them
Tuesday morning's issues all came amid ongoing track repairs and corresponding schedule cutbacks for Penn Station commuters that began last week.
Just hours after Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT announced trains were back on track Saturday, riders faced more delays in and out of Penn Station due to overhead wire problems.
Hundreds of workers on site have already replaced two switches on Interlocking A, while two other switches are in the process of being replaced.
Hundreds of thousands of Long Island Rail Road and NJ TRANSIT commuters dealt with some confusion, a bit of overcrowding and some delays Monday at the start of what figures to be an arduous two-month period.
Riders who rely on Midtown Direct trains to Penn on the Morris and Essex lines will be among those most impacted.
Just when you thought the morning commute couldn't get any worse, just wait until Monday.
The accelerated repair work, prompted by two derailments this spring, will close some of the station's 21 tracks and require a roughly 20 percent reduction in the number of commuter trains coming in from New Jersey and Long Island.
NJ TRANSIT says there may still be delays up to 15 minutes in and out of New York.
In this new WCBS 880 special report series, Alex Silverman takes a closer look at the Tri-State Area's transit nightmare.
Officer Daniel Kuczynski was struck on the tracks last Monday morning. He was off-duty at the time.
Family and the Bridgeton, N.J., community held a vigil Wednesday, marking seven years since Dulce Maria Alavez's disappearance.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is toning down his rhetoric about the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who he once threatened to arrest.
Some New York City public school students with special needs still don't have school bus service almost one week into the school year.
The typical age a person in the U.S. starts a master's program is 33, but one Long Island teenager is about to shatter that timeline.
Luke Keaschall went 3 for 5 and scored from second base on Victor Caratini's game-ending single in the 13th inning to send the Minnesota Twins past the New York Yankees 5-4.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is toning down his rhetoric about the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who he once threatened to arrest.
Some New York City public school students with special needs still don't have school bus service almost one week into the school year.
The typical age a person in the U.S. starts a master's program is 33, but one Long Island teenager is about to shatter that timeline.
New legislation aims to put a stop to fraudulent ticket sales in New York City's Battery Park.
Every year, presidents, prime ministers and diplomats from around the world gather for the event. It's the job of the U.S. Secret Service to keep them safe.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
Rainy weather makes a return to the New York City area this weekend.
After a week filled with periods of storminess and high humidity, a calmer and drier weather pattern is settling in for the holiday weekend.
Severe storms returned to the Tri-State Area, making it a soggy Thursday morning.
The rain returns Tuesday with the possibility of severe storms and downpours that can cause flash flooding in the New York City area.
Family and the Bridgeton, N.J., community held a vigil Wednesday, marking seven years since Dulce Maria Alavez's disappearance.
A New Jersey Republican county chair has been charged with pointing a weapon at another driver in what state police call a road rage incident.
The missing person is a 64-year-old man from Southampton, Pennsylvania, who is set to be married in two months.
Thousands of gallons of diesel fuel spilled from an AI data center in Secaucus, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
The typical age a person in the U.S. starts a master's program is 33, but one Long Island teenager is about to shatter that timeline.
Joe Petraro-Hyppolite has a 168 IQ and is set to graduate with his undergraduate degree in May. CBS News New York's John Dias has more on what else this young man has already accomplished.
The New York State Board of Regents has approved a plan to begin overhauling high school graduation requirements.
There are calls to widen Sunrise Highway, one of Long Island's most traveled thoroughfares, due to congestion in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County.
Also known as New York State Route 27, Sunrise Highway has become so congested in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County, officials and first responders say it needs another lane in both directions. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Seventeen new modular public bathrooms are being installed across New York City as part of a yearlong pilot program.
Lawmakers are targeting what are often called "e-motos," which are devices being sold as e-bikes and e-scooters but can go much faster than what's legal on city streets.
There are calls to widen Sunrise Highway, one of Long Island's most traveled thoroughfares, due to congestion in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled Tuesday his 10-year street safety plan called Vision Zero Reimagined.
Earlier Tuesday, a federal judge again blocked the board from adding President Trump's name to the facade of the building.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
One person has died and a total of five people have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
As of late August, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund has received 112,000 claims, awarding more than $18 billion.
A cosmetic treatment that promises breast enhancement without surgery is now at the center of a fight over who regulates human tissue in New York.
Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the health threat hasn't ended for many survivors.
The iconic Peanuts character Snoopy is getting a new look for the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards celebrated the best in television and streaming from the past year on Monday. See the full list of winners and nominees.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
Luke Keaschall went 3 for 5 and scored from second base on Victor Caratini's game-ending single in the 13th inning to send the Minnesota Twins past the New York Yankees 5-4.
Coby Mayo's inside-the-park homer in the 11th inning sent the Orioles to a 7-5 victory over the Mets on Tuesday night.
Max Fried earned his first victory since April 27, backed by home runs from Cody Bellinger and Spencer Jones that helped the New York Yankees keep pace in the AL East race with an 8-1 win over the Minnesota Twins.
The Yankees beat the Twins 8-3 Monday on a night they clinched their 61st postseason berth and ninth in 10 seasons.
Pete Alonso went hitless in his return to Citi Field but Gunnar Henderson launched a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning Monday night that lifted the Orioles to a 2-1 win over the Mets.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
Former Mets players from the 2001 season were at Ladder 25 on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
Grammy and Emmy Award-winning musician Lizzo made a surprise visit to meet Brooklyn students and debut her new children's book.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Psychedelic pop artist Peter Max has died at age 88.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is not paying his legal bills, according to a new court filing by his civil attorney.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and volunteers gathered in Brooklyn on Wednesday to distribute kosher food, fresh produce and other traditional holiday foods for hundreds of families.
A news helicopter crashed Wednesday night while the reporter aboard was covering a fatal bus accident. Three people were killed. Carter Evans reports.
Some New York City public school students with special needs still don't have school bus service almost one week into the school year. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
