Nova RTS 9147 Posted July 16, 2010 Share #1 Posted July 16, 2010 From http://www.mta.info/status/serviceStatus.html Very limited service has been restored between Atlantic Terminal & Jamaica Station using one of two tracks. Earlier, service was suspended due to a minor derailment in Atlantic Terminal. There are 10 to 15 minute delays through Jamaica. NYC Transit is still honoring LIRR tickets at Atlantic Terminal and Jamaica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC Bus&Subway Posted July 16, 2010 Share #2 Posted July 16, 2010 From http://www.mta.info/status/serviceStatus.html Wow! I heard that in the news(FOX 5 i was watching). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted July 16, 2010 Share #3 Posted July 16, 2010 How long has this been going on for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova RTS 9147 Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted July 16, 2010 How long has this been going on for? According to NBC, since 16:40. Updated 8:46 PM EDT, Thu, Jul 15, 2010 Long Island Rail Road service to Brooklyn was temporarily suspended after a train derailed. LIRR spokesman Mike Charles said the first two wheels of a train going eastbound from the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn derailed at 4:40 p.m. on Thursday. He said nobody was injured. Investigators are trying to figure out what caused the derailment... Story Note: website still says service is screwed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted July 16, 2010 Share #5 Posted July 16, 2010 "Investigators are trying to figure out what caused the derailment..." Poor funding and cutbacks? - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted July 16, 2010 Share #6 Posted July 16, 2010 "Investigators are trying to figure out what caused the derailment..." Poor funding and cutbacks? - A No.It was Jay Walder decision to use HO scale tracks for LIRR trains to run on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted July 18, 2010 Share #7 Posted July 18, 2010 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutgers Tube Posted July 19, 2010 Share #8 Posted July 19, 2010 I blame whoever hired Helena Williams. Ms. Williams is one of the best CEOs/Directors/Presidents that the LIRR has had since PRR ceased control in 1949. While I'm sure that three toilets flushed within seconds of each other at Atlantic Terminal is certainly a viable cause for any train to split a switch, perhaps the cause of the derailment is something a bit more tangible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainmaster5 Posted July 20, 2010 Share #9 Posted July 20, 2010 Ms. Williams is one of the best CEOs/Directors/Presidents that the LIRR has had since PRR ceased control in 1949. While I'm sure that three toilets flushed within seconds of each other at Atlantic Terminal is certainly a viable cause for any train to split a switch, perhaps the cause of the derailment is something a bit more tangible? Go to railroad.net and check the LIRR forum. I notice a very different opinion of Ms. Williams over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted July 20, 2010 Share #10 Posted July 20, 2010 You puta heavy ass object on 2 rails and expect it to be perfect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutgers Tube Posted July 20, 2010 Share #11 Posted July 20, 2010 Go to railroad.net and check the LIRR forum. I notice a very different opinion of Ms. Williams over there. Good point. But they've had some slim pickin's for presidential choices over the years. Goodfellow and Gabreski were two of the better ones, while Prendergast was an asswipe. Williams sits on one of the higher bunks because of weak competition; still, she seems to be accepted by the commuters, and I find her to be actively involved in addressing the fare-payers' concerns and working her own PSA campaign. The LIRR executive board has long been pretty corrupt though. Look at David Mack: nothing short of a crook with cuff links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted July 20, 2010 Share #12 Posted July 20, 2010 Ms. Williams is one of the best CEOs/Directors/Presidents that the LIRR has had since PRR ceased control in 1949. The pinnacle of relative statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted July 20, 2010 Share #13 Posted July 20, 2010 Not again. 1. LIRR hitting Penn Station track. 2. Amtrak and LIRR incident on E. River Tunnel 3. LIRR hitting another train at Jamaica. 4. hitting 8th Av. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted July 20, 2010 Share #14 Posted July 20, 2010 4. hitting 8th Av. When did this happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutgers Tube Posted July 20, 2010 Share #15 Posted July 20, 2010 Go to railroad.net and check the LIRR forum. I notice a very different opinion of Ms. Williams over there. The pinnacle of relative statements. After some reading, you sirs are probably more correct than I was in my original post. Thank you for correcting me on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr4567 Posted July 20, 2010 Share #16 Posted July 20, 2010 No.It was Jay Walder decision to use HO scale tracks for LIRR trains to run on. Nope. Jay Walder decided that trains can run on tracks made of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova RTS 9147 Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share #17 Posted July 20, 2010 When did this happen? 2008-ish. It wasn't anything major (I forgot if it was a CBTC malfunction or t/o error). Train had minor anticlimber damage, blah blah blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted July 20, 2010 Share #18 Posted July 20, 2010 2008-ish. It wasn't anything major (I forgot if it was a CBTC malfunction or t/o error). Train had minor anticlimber damage, blah blah blah. I think you mean 4/18/2004, when a train hit the wall at 8th Av. I don't know of any other incident like that at 8th Av recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova RTS 9147 Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share #19 Posted July 20, 2010 I think you mean 4/18/2004, when a train hit the wall at 8th Av. I don't know of any other incident like that at 8th Av recently. Yea, I mixed that up with the Rockaway Yard incident (which wasn't in 2008 either) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted July 21, 2010 Share #20 Posted July 21, 2010 Nope. Jay Walder decided that trains can run on tracks made of LMAO!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainFanatic Posted July 21, 2010 Share #21 Posted July 21, 2010 You puta heavy ass object on 2 rails and expect it to be perfect? What's the difference between NYC subway tracks and the LIRR tracks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted July 21, 2010 Share #22 Posted July 21, 2010 What's the difference between NYC subway tracks and the LIRR tracks? For starters, the LIRR uses double-track circuits mostly. NYCT only uses them in a few locations (think about it, how often do you see impedance bonds in the subway?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog Posted July 26, 2010 Share #23 Posted July 26, 2010 Good thing the train seemed to be going slowly and the damage was minimal. I've always noticed the speed restriction at Flatbush Ave., trains really creep into and out of there. You can hear the traction motors on the M7 spooling up and down constantly in and out of there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted July 26, 2010 Share #24 Posted July 26, 2010 You can hear the traction motors on the M7 spooling up and down constantly in and out of there. The noise actually comes from the inverters as they take the 750VDC from the third rail and transform it into AC of variable frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog Posted July 28, 2010 Share #25 Posted July 28, 2010 Nice, did not know that. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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