Subway Derailment in Manhattan Injures Dozens

Two cars of a crowded subway train veered off the tracks Tuesday morning and crashed into a wall in northern Manhattan, injuring dozens of people and causing panic as riders evacuated and made their way through an underground tunnel to the nearest station.

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Riders relayed harrowing accounts of the train being violently jolted and then being plunged into darkness. For several frightening minutes, as sparks flew and smoke filled the cars, passengers did not know what had happened.

Looking for more info.

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a reply to: silo13

Wondering if this is related to the ongoing global hack attack ...

a reply to: FamCore

I think they're blaming it on a break failure - not sure yet.

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‘Like Riding On The Back Of A Bull’: 2 Subway Cars Derail In Harlem; A, B, C, D Train Service Disrupted

“The emergency brakes automatically went on. The train bucked forward, it bucked backward. In the process of doing that, two of the – there’s eight cars on this train – two of the cars derailed. They scraped the side of the wall,” MTA Chairman Joe Lhota said.

Per the article .

"Joseph J. Lhota, the newly named leader of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said the emergency brake had been activated, sending the train careening off the tracks, but he could not say why the brake had been deployed. He said all the injuries were minor."

Who has access to the E-Brakes other than the driver?

a reply to: silo13

How is it the gov is giving a 1 million dollar prize instead of paying a thinktank / construction crew?

Seems like a waste of taxpayer funds.

originally posted by: Bigburgh
Who has access to the E-Brakes other than the driver?

Everyone.

Plus there is the auto e-brake that is track activated.

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

thank you