Train derailed Metro North line out of New York (CNN) East bound train collided with West bound

[applegrove]

train. Many injuries.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/17/us/connecticut-train-derails/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[JNelson6563]

1. Oh no!

[maddezmom]

2. Oh shit

[dorkzilla]

3. I can't find anything on the news at all. Do you know which line? Hudson, Harlem, NewHaven?

its still rush hour, and GCT was a ZOO this afternoon, seemed like a lot of graduates celebrating together. I'm hoping no one was seriously hurt.

EDIT: found an article on LoHud-it was the New Haven line. Sounds like there could be serious injuries, but there is scant info now. http://www.lohud.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170124/Injuries-service-suspended-after-Metro-North-derailment-Conn-

[pokerfan]

4. NYT has it

Two Metro-North Railroad trains collided after a “major derailment” near Fairfield, Conn., on Friday evening, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said, adding that “there are preliminary reports of injuries.”

At about 6:10 p.m., an eastbound train from New Haven to Manhattan derailed just east of the rail station in Fairfield, the authority said, then struck a westbound train on an adjacent track. Some cars from that train also derailed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/nyregion/metro-north-train-collision-in-connecticut.html

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. New Haven Line at Fairfield

[FreeState]

6. Fox has it up

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/22285791/trains-collision-in-connecticut

Two Metro-North trains collided aroudn 6 p.m., according to witnesses and reports. The collision happened near Commerce Avenue and State Street, in between the Fairfield and Bridgeport stations.

The 4:41 p.m. train from New Haven to Grand Central derailed east of Fairfield and then collided with a westbound train on the next track over, the MTA said.

Crews have asked for mutual aid from neighboring communities to help handle the injuries, according to the Stamford Advocate.

The incident has shut down service the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven line between South Norwalk and New Haven.

[applegrove]

7. CNN doesn't think anybody died thank god.

[DesertFlower]

8. it just came on MSNBC "breaking news".

sending positive thoughts to the injured and their families.

[winter is coming]

9. Damn.

[pinboy3niner]

10. UPDATE: Conn. commuter trains collide; 60 go to hospitals

By SUSAN HAIGH | Associated Press – 19 mins ago


Emergency workers arrive the scene of a train collision, Friday, may 17, 2013 in Fairfield, Conn. A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have …more collided in Connecticut. The railroad says the accident involved a New York-bound train leaving New Haven. It derailed and hit a westbound train near Fairfield, Conn. Some cars on the second train also derailed. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Denis O’Malley)


FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five critically injured and one very critically injured, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. There were no reports of fatalities.

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"We're most concerned about the injured and ultimately reopening the system," Malloy said from the scene about three hours after the crash. He said there was no reason to believe it was anything other than an accident.

Malloy said that most people were not seriously hurt. He said there was extensive damage to the train cars and the track, and it could take until Monday for normal service to be restored.

He said the area where the accident happened was down to two tracks because of repair work and that the accident will have a "big impact on the Northeast Corridor."

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http://news.yahoo.com/conn-commuter-trains-collide-60-hospitals-015217741.html

[winter is coming]

11. What a way to start the weekend. Those poor people. n/t