Train Accidents

Three MTA workers were on the subway tracks between Hamilton Parkway and Church Avenue stops just after midnight when a southbound G train pinned two of the workers against a catwalk as it rounded a curve. The third was not harmed. Ironically, they were setting up a safety zone and lights for work to be …

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At least 33 people were injured after a Long Island Railroad (LIRR) passenger train partially derailed a half mile east of New Hyde Park, officials said. The train had sideswiped a stationary maintenance car, officials said.   All the victims suffered non-life threatening injuries, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said. One passenger was treated for …

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Three injured victims of the Hoboken train crash intend to sue NJ Transit, according to reports. They sent notices to NJ Transit on Monday, the first step in the process to recover monetary damages.   Anthony Prieto, 27, of Lyndhurst, N.J. was standing in the vestibule of the second car and thrown from the impact. …

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Mike Scelzo was released from the Jersey City Medical Center after he was treated for lacerations on his face and a black eye, according to reports.   He told reporters that he had boarded the train at Oradell and was chatting with another passenger when he felt the train jolt as it approached Hoboken station. …

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Fabiola Bittar de Kroon, 34, was killed in the Hoboken train crash that also injured over 100 people, according to multiple reports.   De Kroon was killed when she was struck by falling debris from the train crash into the Hoboken Terminal, according to the New York Times. De Kroon was an IT worker who …

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At least three people are dead and more than 100 people are injured after a New Jersey Transit train crashed into the Hoboken station during Thursday morning’s rush hour, officials said.   According to a preliminary investigation, the cause of the crash may be accidental or caused by operator error, officials said.   The train …

Hoboken Train Crash Kills 3, Injures 100 Read More »

The legal costs for two Metro-North derailments, including one of the deadliest crashes in the commuter railroad’s 33-year history, was more than $38.4 million and is set to climb in the years ahead, a Journal News report has found.   Most of the payouts went to injured passengers or the families of the four victims …

New York Doles Out $38M For Commuter Rail Accident Settlements Read More »

The train tracks where an Amtrak train derailed as a result of a rockslide in Vermont on Monday has had 54 accidents since 2006, including 14 derailments, according to the New York Times.   According to federal records, the New England Central Railroad has had four accidents that involved debris on tracks since 2006. Since …

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A southbound Amtrak train left seven people injured in a derailment in central Vermont on Monday morning. There have been no reported deaths, officials said. The accident occurred in the town of Northfield, just 10 miles south of the state’s capital, Montpelier.   “The car was shaking from side to side and I could tell …

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