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The New York City Subway tried to keep its budget balanced between spending and revenue, so deferred maintenance became more common, which drew a slow but steady decline of the system and rolling stock. Furthermore, the workers were consolidated into the Transport Workers Union in 1968. A pension was set up, and workers were allowed to retire ...
The Malbone Street wreck remains the deadliest crash in the New York City Subway's history, [27] [28] as well as one of the worst rapid transit crashes in the history of the United States. [ 6 ] : 81 [ 29 ] The reported death toll ranged from 93 [ 6 ] : 81 [ 30 ] to 102, [ 31 ] with about 250 injuries. [ 1 ]
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On January 4, 2024, a New York City Subway train derailed causing at least 26 people, mostly passengers, to suffer minor injuries. The incident happened when the first car of a 1 train collided with a disabled train that had been vandalized, both consisting of R62As, just north of the 96th Street station. [1]
1947 New York City smallpox outbreak: disease 2 [172] 1929 1929 Yankee Stadium stampede: mass unrest 2 [173] 1835 Great Fire of New York: fire 2 [174] 2020 2020 New York City Subway fire: rail 1 [175] 2019 2019 New York City helicopter crash aircraft 1 [176] 2007 2007 New York City steam explosion: explosion 1 [163] 1995 Williamsburg Bridge ...
The New York City Subway system has, for the most part, used block signaling since its first line opened, and many portions of the current signaling system were installed between the 1930s and 1960s. These signals work by preventing trains from entering a "block" occupied by another train. Typically, the blocks are 1,000 feet (300 m) long. [220]
1918 Malbone Street Wreck, New York City; 95-100 killed plus 100+ injured. Remains the deadliest rail disaster in the History of New York state and the New York City Subway [100] [101] 1919 New York Central collision, Byron, New York; 22 killed [102] [103] 1919 Onawa train wreck, Onawa, Maine; 23 killed plus 50 injured.
The New York City Subway is a heavy-rail public transit system serving four of the five boroughs of New York City. The present New York City Subway system inherited the systems of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT), and the Independent Subway System (IND). New York City has owned the IND ...