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'Unusual condition' on track before New York-area train crash
NEW YORK — The conductor of a train involved in a derailment and crash outside New York City last week noticed an "unusual condition" on the track before the cars went off the rails, and the area where the wreck occurred had recently undergone...Tags: Amtrak, New York City, Disasters and Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Commutes long, slow after Connecticut train derailment
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to make what...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), New York City, Disasters and Accidents, Mount Vernon, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Tráfico pesado pero el plan de Metro-Norte para los que viajan hacia sus trabajos continua como esperado
El Hartford CourantEl tráfico era pesado y los trenes corrían varios minutos tarde, pero el plan para movilizar miles de trabajadores circundando las líneas de ferrocarril deshabilitadas en Bridgeport continuaban sin problemas durante el lunes. El descarrilamiento y...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), South Norwalk, Westport, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Pies and Tarts
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Damaged trains being removed from wreck site
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said. Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the Metropolitan...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), South Norwalk, New York City, Disasters and Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board
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Amtrak crash limits service between New York and Boston
Amtrak service between New York and Boston was limited Saturday as investigators gathered evidence from Friday's collision between two Metro-North Railroad commuter trains in. The crash involving about 700 passengers in Bridgeport, Conn., injured...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), South Norwalk, New York City, Disasters and Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board
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Two commuter trains collide, derail in Connecticut
NEW YORK -- Two commuter trains collided in Connecticut during rush hour Friday after a Manhattan-bound train derailed and hit the second train, officials said. Some cars of the second train also derailed in the incident near Fairfield, about 50 miles...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Manhattan (New York City), Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents
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Amtrak suspends New York-Boston service after train accident
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - Amtrak indefinitely suspended service from New York's Penn Station to Boston on Friday after a Metro-North Railroad train derailed and struck another train near Fairfield, Connecticut, the company said. There were no reports of...Tags: Amtrak, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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20 to 25 injured as Conn. commuter trains collide
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut. Police say that 20 or more people were injured, but that there were no fatalities. LIVE VIDEO: WCBS aerials of train collision in Bridgeport,...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Railway Transportation
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'Transit Disaster' in NYC, Markets Closed for 2nd Day
CNNNEW YORK -- Parts of the world's financial capital awoke Tuesday in the dark and without public transportation after a massive storm flooded tunnels, forced the closure of bridges and roads and left New Yorkers with no way to reach their jobs. The storm'...Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., New York City, Stock Market, Manhattan (New York City), Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Bloomberg Orders Mandatory Evacuations For Low-Lying Areas Of NYC
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg isn't taking any chances with Hurricane Irene, ordering a first-ever mandatory evacuation for all New Yorkers living in low-lying areas of the city.
Bloomberg said residents living in Zone-A SEE ALL NEW YORK CITY...Tags: Manhattan Beach (Brooklyn, New York), Hurricane Irene (2011), New York City, Disasters and Accidents, Midland Beach
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NYC's subway back on track for commute after Irene
NEW YORK — New York City subways resumed service Monday after Tropical Storm Irene forced an unprecedented closure of the nation's largest mass transit system. Trains and buses in and around the metropolitan area faced their first major test as...Tags: Andrew Cuomo, New York City, New Jersey, Travel, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Most MTA Subway, LIRR Service Restored Monday
Staff reporterWhile an exact time for complete MTA service to be restored is unknown, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and MTA Chairman Jay Walder announced that restoration will begin at 6 a.m. Monday. The restoration plan will have some lines on the subways, buses and...Tags: Andrew Cuomo, New York City, West Hempstead, Hurricane Irene (2011), Long Beach (Nassau, New York)
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