The accident on Friday evening shut down the Montclair-Boonton Line in Montclair, N.J. Service had resumed by Saturday morning. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Railroad Accidents and Safety”
In New York, Subway Crime Is an Issue Even as Risk Is Low
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2022
From M.T.A. workers to buskers to shopkeepers, the people whose livelihood depends on the system offered a complex portrait of the subway as ridership approaches prepandemic normalcy. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Subway Rider Dies After Getting Stuck Between Platform and Train
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2022
The M.T.A. said the man got stuck as he was exiting a train car and fell onto the tracks, contradicting an earlier account from the police who said his pants had gotten caught in the car’s doors. Source: New York…
2 on Subway Tracks Killed by Train at a Manhattan Station
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2022
The deaths came a week after the bodies of two French graffiti artists who had been fatally struck by a train were found in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
A Nightmare of Blood and Steel: The ’90s Subway Crash That Changed Everything
By Gotham Rex on August 27, 2021
When a train jumped the tracks near Union Square, killing five and injuring 200, officials were forced to tighten safety protocols. Source: New York Times
Subway Derailment Injures 3, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2020
Three people had minor injuries after a northbound A train jumped the tracks at the 14th Street Station, officials said. Source: New York Times