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The eastbound train struck the car first, but kept traveling until it could fully brake. The proceeding westbound train then struck the vehicle, then derailed, only coming to an abrupt stop as it collided into a rail platform. [2] The car burst into flames as it was struck and dragged by the train. [3] The three in the vehicle were killed ...
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]
M7A electric multiple units, similar to those forming the No. 659 train. At about 5:30 p.m., 14 minutes after sunset on February 3, 2015, [4] a vehicle traveling south along the Taconic State Parkway north of Valhalla, New York, in central Westchester County north of New York City, struck another vehicle making a turn onto Lakeview Avenue from the northbound parkway.
The Lac-Mégantic rail disaster occurred in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, on July 6, 2013, at approximately 1:14 a.m. EDT, [1] [2] when an unattended 73-car Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) freight train carrying Bakken Formation crude oil rolled down a 1.2% grade from Nantes and derailed downtown, resulting in the explosion and fire of multiple tank cars.
The two sleepers following the dome car jackknifed into each other and were thrown on their sides causing injuries but no deaths. The mid train locomotive (6300) was severely damaged (It was repaired with a new cab section from a KCS EMD F7. [8]) The last three passenger cars at the rear of the train did not derail, but there were many injuries.
The train crash on Dec. 1 in the Bronx in which four people lost their lives and dozens others were injured and traumatized thrust into the spotlight the nation's infrastructure needs.
Railway accidents and incidents in New York City (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Railway accidents and incidents in New York (state)" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
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