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Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving Long Island Rail Road" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
After the crash, the LIRR began a $6 million program to install Automatic Speed Control (ASC) on its tracks. [20] The first segment of ASC went into service in May 1951. [ 21 ] The Pennsylvania Railroad (the then-owner of the LIRR) terminated the bankruptcy and began a 12-year improvement program at a cost of $58 million.
An eastbound Hempstead-bound train consisting of 12 cars and carrying about 1,000 passengers left Pennsylvania Station at 6:09 p.m. [2] [3] Its first stop was to be Jamaica, but as it passed the Kew Gardens station, the train's engineer applied the air brakes to reduce speed to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) in response to a "Go Slow" signal.
The Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Commuter Railroad placed more officers on trains and increased the visibility of police in response to the shootings. [53] LIRR officials also made counselors available for passengers who wanted one, and sent senior railroad officials out to trains to answer riders' questions. [5]
Hoda Kotb recently surprised one fan when she made an unexpected request while filming the Today show. On the Tuesday, Nov. 12 episode, the longtime broadcaster and co-hosts Savannah Guthrie, Al ...
The derailment was the first accident involving passenger fatalities in Metro-North's 30-year history, [43] and its first accident in New York involving any fatalities since a 1988 collision in Mount Vernon that killed one crew member. [44] It was the deadliest train accident within New York City since a 1991 subway derailment in Manhattan. [45]
Half of Today’s 1st all-female anchor team. In January 2018, Kotb joined Guthrie in making show history as the first pair of women to anchor Today, which premiered in 1952. An all-female news ...
Several Today show hosts have come and gone from the NBC morning show over the years — both on good and bad terms. Hoda Kotb, for her part, surprised fans in September 2024 with news that she ...