Messino Posted June 26, 2009 Share #1 Posted June 26, 2009 On September 11, 1905, 12 people were killed and 42 injured when a train jumped over the rails at 53rd Street between the 50th Street and 59th Street stations, where the Sixth Avenue Line left the Ninth Avenue Line bridge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th_Street_(IRT_Ninth_Avenue_Line)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTrainExp Posted June 26, 2009 Share #2 Posted June 26, 2009 Oh wow...never thought something like this happened before! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messino Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted June 26, 2009 Here is one that happened in 1998. I remember seeing this on TV 2/1998 Accident on 239th Street Yard lead- collision between two trains. Motorman lost conciousness after he received permission to go past the red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messino Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted June 26, 2009 Here are a few more images of wrecked / scrapped trains 2000 Out of service 4 train rear ends another 6/1995 Williamsburg J and M collision 1991 Union Square Derailment. Motorman was cracked out and drunk, fled the scene after the crash 1989 A train derailed 1986 Train derailed at 179st Queens. Motorman suffered heart attack causing train to derail 1979 Morris Park two trains crashed 1970 two GG trains collide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maserati7200 Posted June 26, 2009 Share #5 Posted June 26, 2009 This is also happened on the 5th Avenue el in Brooklyn. Can't remember the date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messino Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted June 26, 2009 This is also happened on the 5th Avenue el in Brooklyn. Can't remember the date Do you remember what train it was? I would like to find pics of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted June 26, 2009 Share #7 Posted June 26, 2009 In 2000, 4 cars of a Coney Island-Bound R68 28/2900 Series ( Train derailed, switching from the Brighton to the 4 Av Line, just right out of DeKalb Av.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted June 26, 2009 Share #8 Posted June 26, 2009 and lets no forget the R68 Train Derailment at W 81st Street earlier this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted June 27, 2009 Share #9 Posted June 27, 2009 and lets no forget the R68 Train Derailment at W 81st Street earlier this year Really? I don't remember that at all. Any more info on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted June 27, 2009 Share #10 Posted June 27, 2009 Really? I don't remember that at all. Any more info on that? it happened back in February and the trains ran local in both directions and the ran on the to Inwood-207th Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted June 27, 2009 Share #11 Posted June 27, 2009 That just goes to show the foamers out there that THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS! Look at that damage, and if you are operating there is NO "survival space" in those cabs! That's why when I see "railiens" foaming about how fast a train can go or how all timers are stupid (some of them DO serve a purpose you know), I just laugh knowing they don't get it. Another reason a guy like Darius shouldn't work for TA. Plus even though he taught himself to move handles, do you really think he knows how to respond to all emergency situations? Answer is probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainmaster5 Posted June 27, 2009 Share #12 Posted June 27, 2009 That just goes to show the foamers out there that THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS! Look at that damage, and if you are operating there is NO "survival space" in those cabs! That's why when I see "railiens" foaming about how fast a train can go or how all timers are stupid (some of them DO serve a purpose you know), I just laugh knowing they don't get it. Another reason a guy like Darius shouldn't work for TA. Plus even though he taught himself to move handles, do you really think he knows how to respond to all emergency situations? Answer is probably not. I had a motorman instructor in schoolcar many years ago who emphasized that anyone who asked how fast a train could go at the beginning of the course was a loser and showed a complete lack of intelligence about the job. That question was irrelevant to the job. He said the intelligent question was "how fast does a train stop"? That meant you thought about your job and your life and the passengers lives. I have never forgotten that. I get paid by the hour so the more timers the merrier. There are timetables for each line and anyone who was on time every day was deemed a rule breaker and subject to disiplinary action. If you arrived at a station too early and left before your scheduled time the crew could be written up. When you see people complaining about missing transfers because the local "didn't wait" it's usually because the train was running late, not early. Too much speed on the road is the cause of many preventable accidents nowadays, not trains going too slow. If you aspire to be a T/O or C/R I hope you heed these words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted June 27, 2009 Share #13 Posted June 27, 2009 and lets no forget the R68 Train Derailment at W 81st Street earlier this year But there was no crash... Similar to the at 57th Street, so thats not really something major.. Anyways of course, I remember in 1996 i think the derailed north of 135th Street which slammed to the side of the bars(wat ever those are called) in the tunnel, which caused car damaged, i dunno if any1 was hurt i forgot.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawasaki3 Posted June 27, 2009 Share #14 Posted June 27, 2009 Nics pics of Delrailment of #1431 - #1440. ( back in the 1990's):tdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8 Av/Fulton Exp Posted June 27, 2009 Share #15 Posted June 27, 2009 u know the one forgotten here? back in the very early years when the BMT was the BRT 1918 there was a big crash in the Malbone st. tunnel that street is now Empire Blvd i think, actually this 5 car wooden train was coney island-bound from Park Row via the brooklyn bridge,ran elevated on Fulton st, then down the line from Franklin av.connecting with the Brighton line, this is the track that leads to the coney island bound local tracks at Prospect Park. Dude was doing like 70 mph to a curve with a 15 mph limit BTW is the still using that local track for layups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maserati7200 Posted June 28, 2009 Share #16 Posted June 28, 2009 u know the one forgotten here? back in the very early years when the BMT was the BRT 1918 there was a big crash in the Malbone st. tunnel that street is now Empire Blvd i think, actually this 5 car wooden train was coney island-bound from Park Row via the brooklyn bridge,ran elevated on Fulton st, then down the line from Franklin av.connecting with the Brighton line, this is the track that leads to the coney island bound local tracks at Prospect Park. Dude was doing like 70 mph to a curve with a 15 mph limit BTW is the still using that local track for layups? The limit was actually 6 MPH. And since the accident they lightened up the S curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted June 28, 2009 Share #17 Posted June 28, 2009 The limit was actually 6 MPH. And since the accident they lightened up the S curve. Last time I checked, it is still signed for 6 MPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTrainExp Posted June 28, 2009 Share #18 Posted June 28, 2009 The limit was actually 6 MPH. And since the accident they lightened up the S curve. Yep, it's still 6 miles per hour. Plus, the outer curve is no longer used in revenue service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted June 28, 2009 Share #19 Posted June 28, 2009 Yep, it's still 6 miles per hour. Plus, the outer curve is no longer used in revenue service. It was used a while back during a GO though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNIGHTRIDER3:16 Posted July 1, 2009 Share #20 Posted July 1, 2009 Here is one that happened in 1998. I remember seeing this on TV 2/1998 Accident on 239th Street Yard lead- collision between two trains. Motorman lost conciousness after he received permission to go past the red. Me and <Q>53 went over there as soon as we heard but the ESU didnt let us near thanx for the mems(K)<R> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTrainExp Posted July 1, 2009 Share #21 Posted July 1, 2009 It was used a while back during a GO though. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it was used by the as a layup track during the G.O. If that's the case, then they just used the track to relay trains and to not turn the loop. _______ Plus, isn't the entrance to the yard speeds under 10 miles per hour in that area? I find it strange that the trains just collided like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted July 1, 2009 Share #22 Posted July 1, 2009 There was also another Minor Franklin Shuttle accident in the 70s with a 4 car R32 Set... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted July 1, 2009 Share #23 Posted July 1, 2009 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it was used by the as a layup track during the G.O. If that's the case, then they just used the track to relay trains and to not turn the loop. _______ Plus, isn't the entrance to the yard speeds under 10 miles per hour in that area? I find it strange that the trains just collided like that. Nah. The uses the Coney Island-Bound Express Track, just south of the Prospect Park crossover to turn back.. But Matt, is right.. Sometime ago in the past 2 years, the had Franklin Shuttle, coming in on the Coney Island-Bound local track... They were doing some work on the Manhattan-Bound (Franklin Av-Bound) Track. I think they still use it at night to bring in 1 train to layup.. Thats what I was told while ago...After the PM Rush, one of the shuttles runs in service on the outer track, terminating on the Coney Island Bound Platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Feldman Posted July 2, 2009 Share #24 Posted July 2, 2009 That set that derailed at DeKalb was 2804-5-6-7 to which was placed back in service in 2007! Got pics of it fresh out of the barn runnin on the Q back then! Also that derailment in 1998 was on the lead to 239th St. Yard! That picture reminded me of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted July 2, 2009 Share #25 Posted July 2, 2009 That set that derailed at DeKalb was 2804-5-6-7 to which was placed back in service in 2007! Got pics of it fresh out of the barn runnin on the Q back then! Also that derailment in 1998 was on the lead to 239th St. Yard! That picture reminded me of that! 2804-2805-2807-2806, was out of service for 7 years?! Wow...:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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