No One Injured In LIRR Train Derailment, Cause Remains Under Investigation
A piece of broken rail was found at the Jamaica station, but it's not clear if it had anything to do with the derailment.
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Crowded LIRR Train Derails In Queens, Hundreds Stranded For Hours, Service Disrupted In Both Directions
According to the MTA, the train left Penn Station just before 9 p.m. Friday night and was headed for Babylon when two cars came off the tracks.
Another Train Derailment For LIRR Snarls Service During Busy Holiday Weekend
LIRR has suspended service in both directions between Patchogue and Hampton Bays through Sunday and is using buses to get people around the affected routes.
At Least 3 Confirmed Dead After Amtrak Train Derails Off Overpass Onto Freeway In Washington State
At least three people were confirmed dead after an Amtrak train derailed on an overpass in Washington state Monday, with at least two train cars falling onto the highway below.
Minor NJ TRANSIT Derailment Reported At Penn Station
It happened Monday morning at track 9 at Manhattan's Penn Station
Freight Train Derails, Blocks Orange County Roadway
Authorities say there are minor injuries as a result of the derailment.
Recent Train Derailments, Crashes Near New York City
A roundup of the latest train derailments in New York City, New Jersey and the Tri-State area.
LIRR Train Crashes Into Atlantic Terminal In Brooklyn
Officials say dozens were injured in the derailment in Brooklyn early Wednesday morning.
PHOTOS: LIRR Train Crashes Into Atlantic Terminal In Brooklyn
Officials say dozens were injured in the derailment in Brooklyn early Wednesday morning.
LIRR Train Derails Near New Hyde Park, 29 People Injured
The LIRR train service is suspended in both directions between Jamaica and Hicksville due to a train derailment near New Hyde Park.
Amtrak Train Heading To Washington Via NYC Derails In Vermont
Seven people were being treated at area hospitals, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin said.
Engineer Sues Metro-North Over 2013 Derailment
Steven Bauer, of Orange, says in his lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court that he suffered serious and permanent injuries.
NJ TRANSIT Train Derails, Snags Montclair-Boonton Line
An NJ TRANSIT train derailed during the Tuesday evening rush in Montclair, New Jersey.
Investigators Seek To Determine What Led To Queens Subway Train Derailment
Nearly seven hours after an F Train derailed in Woodside, Queens, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials were still working to determine what went wrong.
Feds Issue Emergency Order To Metro-North Railroad Following 'Serious Overspeed Event'
The order requires Metro-North to modify its signal system to ensure speed limits are followed.
Report: Derailed Metro-North Train Had Safety Alarm Installed In Rear Car
The locomotive at the rear of the wrecked train was equipped with an "alerter" system, which can automatically apply the brakes if the engineer is unresponsive and doesn't react to an alarm. There was no such alarm in the engineer's cab.
Bloomberg Declines To Discuss Whereabouts During Metro-North Tragedy
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been facing tough questions about his whereabouts during the deadly Metro-North train derailment in the Bronx on Sunday morning.
Man Hailed As Hero For Helping Passengers In Metro-North Derailment
The horror of the Metro-North train derailment in the Bronx Sunday was marked by some inspiring stories of bravery.
4 Dead, 70 Hurt After Metro-North Train Derails In The Bronx
The National Transportation Safety Board on Sunday evening was combing over the scene in the Bronx where four people were killed, and more than 60 were injured, when a Metro-North commuter train derailed.
Metro-North Train Passengers On Derailment: 'This Can't Be Happening'
Passengers aboard the Metro-North train the derailed Sunday morning in the Bronx said they saw passengers tossed out windows and fellow riders die before their eyes as some cars tipped on their sides.
Railroad Official: Metro-North Far Behind On Maintenance
Chief Engineer Robert Puciloski, who appeared at the National Transportation Safety Board hearing in Washington, D.C., said the railroad is "behind in several areas,'' including a five-year schedule of cyclical maintenance that had not been conducted in the area of the Bridgeport derailment since 2005.
Regular Metro-North Hudson Line Service Remains Suspended Throughout Weekend
Metro-North says limited Hudson Line service will operate between Poughkeepsie and Yonkers stations, including hourly service through the weekend.
Conn. Rail Council Wants Answers On Bridgeport Derailment As Dissolution Nears
It will be up to Gov. Dannel Malloy and legislative leaders to appoint members to the new Connecticut Commuter Rail Council.
Conn. Rail Council Wants Answers On Metro-North Derailment
Jim Cameron of the council has submitted a question to Metro-North and to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, seeking to determine why nothing was done to stop trains from traveling over the problem track even after the issue was found and identified.
Rail Workers Injured In Metro-North Crash Hire Lawyer
The engineers of the two trains involved are among the clients of George Cahill, a New Haven-based railroad law attorney.
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CDC: Westchester County seeing high COVID transmission rates
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Buffalo shooting suspect pleads not guilty; Officials condemn "absolute racist hate crime"
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Federal government making plans to address formula shortage
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