Q113 LTD Posted September 14, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 14, 2015 A train headed to Grand Central Terminal from Westchester struck a bicycle thrown at it near the Fordham station late Monday morning, disabling the train and leading to delays on the Harlem and New Haven lines through the early afternoon. Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for Metro-North, described it as an "unoccupied bicycle" that was thrown into the train's path from the 188th Street overpass. The train engineer applied the emergency brakes but was not able to stop in time, he said. "There was minor damage to the third rail as a result of the collision," he wrote in an email at about 1:30 p.m. "It is being repaired as we speak and is not expected to impact the evening rush hour." No one was injured. The train was evacuated and customers were transferred to the next southbound train. Donovan said the train struck the bicycle at 11:44 a.m. The train had departed North White Plains at 11:06 and was due into Grand Central just before noon. The impact wedged the bicycle beneath the wheels of the first car, he said. Delays on both the Harlem and New Haven lines had resolved by shortly after 3 p.m., the railroad said. Source: http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2015/09/14/train-strikes-bicycle-fordham/72256378/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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