Update re: NYC train derailment

[LiberalElite]

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-bound-metro-north-passenger-train-derails-bronx-article-1.1533963

Five cars tore off the tracks near the Hudson River while headed toward Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal. Two people were thrown from the rail cars. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is on the scene. Witness: "Maybe it was a minute, it felt like an eternity, I just wanted it to stop."

[Raine1967]

1. Information from the MTA website:

Hudson Line service is suspended between Tarrytown and Grand Central due to a derailed train in the vicinity of Spuyten Duyvil. Bus service will be provided between White Plains and Tarrytown Station for customers wishing to travel in and out of Grand Central. Shuttle bus service will commence at approximately 11 AM. Customers at stations between Irvington and Yankees-E. 153rd St. Station are urged to use the Harlem Line, NYCT Subway and/or bus service. Hudson Line tickets will be cross honored for these services. Please continue to check this website for updates.

JFK High School at 99 Terrace View Ave. in the Bronx has been established as a family center and 718-817-7444 is the contact number for those seeking the status of family members who may have been aboard the train.

http://new.mta.info/mnr

It's terrible. A friend of mine missed that train this morning. I'm pretty happy about that.

[LiberalElite]

2. Watching this on local news now -

makes me wonder where's the best (read: safest) car to ride in a train. The rear?

[FarCenter]

5. Definitely not between cars.

Seems that when a car goes on its side, the windows on the bottom come out and debris comes up into the car.

So an aisle seat may be better than a window seat.

[pinboy3niner]

6. One NTSB Chairman had an answer for aircraft

Chairman Jim King, a Carter appointee, used to say he always sits in the back of the plane. When asked why, he'd say: "Have you ever heard of a plane BACKING into a mountain?"

[JHB]

7. You'd have to know what kind of accident you were going to have...

...which obviously presents a problem.

Trains hit things in front, get hit from behind, sometimes get sideswiped, sometimes the front cars in a derailment are the ones that stay on the track, and sometimes they get thrown around from the momentum of the ones behind.

No one simple answer.

[Raine1967]

8. I don't know.

I usually go for the best seat. Window facing the river south. Window facing the river north.


I don't think it matters front or back unless you are planning for a disaster. (no snark intended)

[pinboy3niner]

3. Governor: 4 Dead, 63 Hurt in NYC Train Derailment

NEW YORK December 1, 2013 (AP)
By VERENA DOBNIK and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press

A Metro-North passenger train derailed on a curved section of track in the Bronx on Sunday morning, killing four people and injuring 63 as it came to rest just inches from the water, authorities said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the deaths at a news conference at the site of the crash near the Spuyten Duyvil station. He said authorities believe everyone at the site has been accounted for and that the National Transportation Safety Board is en route.

Three of the dead were found outside the train, and one was found inside, authorities said. Their families haven't yet been notified.

Eleven people are believed to be in critical condition, authorities said. The train operator was among the dozens injured, Cuomo said.

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/metro-north-passenger-train-derails-nyc-21060713

[2naSalit]

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