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MINOR METRO-NORTH TRAIN DERAILMENT AT GRAND CENTRAL
A minor train derailment occurred at Grand Central Terminal Wednesday afternoon (edit: night), but it caused a big disruption.
Under the majestic roof of Grand Central, crowds of Metro-North passengers stood shoulder to shoulder, from wall to wall and waited.
"It's going to take me probably over two hours to get home," one commuter said.
It was a frustrating commute that started when the 5:19 to Wassaic somehow derailed, as it was pulling away from the platform.
No one was hurt and passengers were able to get right off, but it couldn't have happened in a more inconvenient spot.
"We had to do some fancy footwork in terms of reassigning tracks and combining trains," said Marjorie Anders, of the MTA.
The train marooned right in the path of nine other tracks, all of them usually used for the New Haven Line.
And with those platforms useless, the railroad was forced to delay departures and change track assignments, sending the hordes on a mad dash when trains were finally called.
"We're going to be working overnight to get train out of the way, fix the track, and of course investigate the cause," Anders said.
It has been an awful year for Metro-North, now under federal oversight after a series of incidents, most notably the fatal 2013 derailment in the Spuyten Duyvil section of the Bronx.
As for Wednesday's incident, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement: "Much more than a minor inconvenience, this disturbing multiple car derailment delays and disrupts travel for countless riders. The derailment, fairly or not, recalls past incidents - renewing concerns about safety and reliability. I will be raising detailed questions about the derailment with Metro-North. I appreciate that the FRA has begun an investigation and has alerted me to the incident."
People like Carolyn Pianin who thought she could rely on the railroad when she moved to the suburbs are clearly frustrated.
"Somebody should sue them, they are ruining the property values in Connecticut," Pianin said.
Source: http://7online.com/traffic/minor-metro-north-train-derailment-at-grand-central/495161/
MINOR METRO-NORTH TRAIN DERAILMENT AT GRAND CENTRAL
A minor train derailment occurred at Grand Central Terminal Wednesday afternoon (edit: night), but it caused a big disruption.
Under the majestic roof of Grand Central, crowds of Metro-North passengers stood shoulder to shoulder, from wall to wall and waited.
"It's going to take me probably over two hours to get home," one commuter said.
It was a frustrating commute that started when the 5:19 to Wassaic somehow derailed, as it was pulling away from the platform.
No one was hurt and passengers were able to get right off, but it couldn't have happened in a more inconvenient spot.
"We had to do some fancy footwork in terms of reassigning tracks and combining trains," said Marjorie Anders, of the MTA.
The train marooned right in the path of nine other tracks, all of them usually used for the New Haven Line.
And with those platforms useless, the railroad was forced to delay departures and change track assignments, sending the hordes on a mad dash when trains were finally called.
"We're going to be working overnight to get train out of the way, fix the track, and of course investigate the cause," Anders said.
It has been an awful year for Metro-North, now under federal oversight after a series of incidents, most notably the fatal 2013 derailment in the Spuyten Duyvil section of the Bronx.
As for Wednesday's incident, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement: "Much more than a minor inconvenience, this disturbing multiple car derailment delays and disrupts travel for countless riders. The derailment, fairly or not, recalls past incidents - renewing concerns about safety and reliability. I will be raising detailed questions about the derailment with Metro-North. I appreciate that the FRA has begun an investigation and has alerted me to the incident."
People like Carolyn Pianin who thought she could rely on the railroad when she moved to the suburbs are clearly frustrated.
"Somebody should sue them, they are ruining the property values in Connecticut," Pianin said.
Source: http://7online.com/traffic/minor-metro-north-train-derailment-at-grand-central/495161/