Freight Train

LIRR crews work to re-rail a derailed train in Rego Park, Queens, on March 19, 2013.
(Photo: MTA/Patrick Cashin/Flickr.)

LIRR: Rush Hour Service Disruptions Expected Through Friday As Crews Repair Damaged Track

The LIRR said it is canceling seven trains during the evening rush hour. It will also end one of the trains at Jamaica.

2013/03/20

Amtrak train at Penn Station - New York, NY - File / Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Amtrak Service Resumes After Day-Long Service Disruption

Service was emporarily suspended for most of the day Sunday due to an early morning freight train derailment near New Haven, Connecticut.

2013/03/17

Railroad Crossing (file / credit: clipart.com)

Authorities Probe Why Man Killed by Freight Train Was On Tracks

A man who was struck and killed by a freight train in Hawthorne, N.J., has been identified, but investigators Sunday still did not know why he was on the tracks.

2013/01/06

Man Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Hawthorne, N.J.

A man was struck and killed by a freight train in Hawthorne, N.J., early Saturday.

2013/01/05

Experts: Air Safe To Breathe Again Near N.J. Derailment Site

Experts said the air was safe to breathe again Monday afternoon at the site of a train derailment in South Jersey.

2012/12/03

NTSB: Signal Problem May Have Preceded South Jersey Derailment

Officials said Saturday that there may have been a problem with a signal at a South Jersey bridge just before a trail derailed there, spewing a hazardous chemical into the air that sickened dozens of people.

2012/12/01

Freight Train Derails, Spills Chemicals Into Creek In Southern New Jersey

Several tanker cars derailed in the accident around 7 a.m. on a rail bridge in Paulsboro and toppled into Mantua Creek.

2012/11/30

A freight train derailed near Wyandanch, NY on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 (credit: CBS 2)

MTA Suspends Overnight LIRR Service After Freight Train Derails Near Wyandanch

The MTA suspended service in both directions along the Ronkonkoma Branch of the Long Island Rail Road as crews worked throughout the night to clear the train in time for the morning rush.

2012/02/03