@@robotx9285 Exactly. The 2nd Ave, 3rd Ave, 6th Ave, 9th Ave, Myrtle Ave, Fulton St, 5th Ave and Lexington Ave Els all predates the first subway line (IRT) in NYC. Not to mention the predecessors to today's West End, Culver, Sea Beach and Brighton lines: Brooklyn, Bath & Coney Island Railroad → Brooklyn, Bath & West End Railroad → West End Line (D Train) Brooklyn, Flatbush & Coney Island Railroad → Brooklyn, Flatbush & Brighton Beach Railroad → Brighton Line (B/Q Trains) New York & Sea Beach Railroad/Railway → Sea Beach Line (N Train) Prospect Park & Coney Island Railroad → Culver Line (F Train)
I enjoyed this video! I have 2 suggestions: 1. A 4 train accident that occurred at Fordham Road in 2000. 2. A 6 train derailment at Hunts Point in 1996.
According to something I read in a book, the train ahead of the train involved in the derailment was being turned back north due to a delay in Bronx Park (180th Street) bound service. The switch wasn't spiked since the train behind the involved train was also going to be turned back north. Many years later, a similar incident happened at Nostrand Junction aka Rogers Junction where a Flatbush bound train derailed when the switch moved under the 9th car of a Flatbush Avenue bound train. Switch trouble was the cause there.
Wow thanks for sharing. Everyday we ride the subway system, we don't realize how vulnerable we are when anything could happen at any given time. We just have to pray 🙏 that we get to our destination safely.
Wooden cars had already been outlawed from use in the subway by federal law long before this accident happened and even before that were removed from New York subway tunnels by order of the state PSC. The train involved in the accident was made up of steel cars.
@@GoldenOne131 I believe the Malbone Street Tunnel wreck on the old BRT in 1918 involved wooden gate cars. There are pictures showing the cars after the wreck. They speak for themselves as to the efficacy of wooden cars.
@@GoldenOne131 If I remember correctly, wooden cars were taken off the subway because of the fear or fires in the tunnel. The wood cars were originally ordered because no rail car builder wanted to experiment with building an all-steel car. I believe the PRR was engaged to design a steel car that would meet the weight needs of the subway.
I OPERATED A LIGHT 5 CAR TRAIN WHICH DERAILED AS I CROSSED THE DOWNTOWN EXPRESS TO LOCAL SWITCH SOUTH OF TIMES SQUARE SOMETIME DURING THE 1980s. I WAS A MOTOR INSTRUCTOR ORDERED TO SUPERVISE THE MOVE. SINCE IT INVOLVED A NEW DEVICE CALLED "CAWLEY WHEELS", I WOULD NOT ALLOW THE MOTORMAN TO OPERATE THE TRAIN. AS I MOVED THE TRAIN (LESS THEN 5 MILES PER HOUR) OVER THE SWITCH, THE CAWLEY WHEELES UNDER ME DERAILED. NO ONE INJURED. ENTIRE WEST SIDE SHUT DOWN FOR MAYBE FIVE HOURS. SIGNED: OLD C/R, M/M MOTOR INSTRUCTOR.
Because PAUSE. lol (D)elta is the phonetic name used internally for the (D), just like (W)hiskey for the (W), (F)oxtrot for the (F), and (B)ravo for the (B).
Can you do the 2013 Spuyten Duyvil derailment on Metro North’s Hudson line when a Shoreliner locomotive derailed on the way heading to Grand Central Terminal from Poughkeepsie as it derailed in The Bronx at Spuyten Duyvil
This is why the accident happened so it was all the way to Watson Avenue then it crashed into another train and a face was hole smasher and with the train that happened. It was telling us that the face I had a whole smash. Aidos two trains that crash I see because this is crazy and I can’t do that with the R211 T
This is why the accident happened so it was all the way to Watson Avenue then it crashed into another train and a face was hole smasher and with the train that happened. It was telling us that the face I had a whole smash.
