NTSB Releases Preliminary Report On Deadly Metro-North Train Crash
A Harlem Line train crashed into a Mercedes SUV on Feb. 3 at a grade crossing in Valhalla, sparking an explosion and fire that burned out the first car of the train.
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A Harlem Line train crashed into a Mercedes SUV on Feb. 3 at a grade crossing in Valhalla, sparking an explosion and fire that burned out the first car of the train.
Winter is keeping its icy grip on the Tri-State area as Arctic air continues to plunge the region into a deep freeze.
After a fatal collision earlier this month between a Metro-North train and a sport-utility vehicle in Valhalla, new concerns have been mounting about the safety of other rail crossings in the region.
Federal investigators expect to issue a preliminary report this month on the fiery collision between a Metro-North train and an SUV that killed six people.
A winter weather advisory is in effect for New York City, Long Island, Rockland and Westchester counties and for parts of New Jersey and Connecticut until midnight Tuesday morning.
A memorial service was held Saturday for Joe Nadol, one of the six people killed in the Metro-North crash in Valhalla this week.
The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday said the engineer and conductor in the Metro-North accident and fire this week went out of their way to bring as many passengers to safety as possible.
Friends and family will say goodbye to SUV driver Ellen Brody and train passenger Eric Vandercar.
The National Transportation Safety Board has learned that signals and warning systems were working properly, and a Metro-North train was going below the speed limit, when it struck a sport-utility vehicle in an accident that left six people dead.
A research scientist from Chappaqua has been identified as the final victim of the six people who were killed when a Metro-North train hit an SUV stopped on the tracks at a railroad crossing.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the Metropolitan Transportation Authority worked non-stop to rebuild the damaged section of track.
The crash Tuesday evening involved a Harlem Line train and a SUV that was stopped on the tracks at a crossing on Commerce Street in Valhalla.
Commuters confronted delays and crowded conditions on the Harlem Line Wednesday following a deadly train accident in Valhalla on Tuesday evening.
The woman whose was killed when a Metro-North train smashed into her sport-utility vehicle was getting ready to celebrate her 50th birthday, while an art museum curator and a Wall Street executive were among those killed on the train Tuesday.
Officials say 15 people remain hospitalized after a Metro-North train smashed into an SUV stopped on the tracks in Valhalla, killing five train riders and the car's driver.
Bitter cold temperatures and ice caused some early morning delays for rail commuters across the Tri-State area on Tuesday.
A winter storm is dumping snow and ice across the Tri-State area Monday, causing some dangerous driving conditions.
U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Richard Blumenthal are calling on Metro-North to fully investigate Wednesday night's derailment of a train at Grand Central Terminal, saying more must be done to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Travel bans were lifted Tuesday morning, a day after officials barred drivers from streets throughout the Tri-State area.
Customers are urged not to wait until the last train, but to consider leaving earlier. For full schedule information, please visit our schedules page at mta.info or use the Metro-North Train Time app.
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As more and more of the Metro-North's M8 cars are rolled into service, commuters will see a decrease in overcrowding.
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A nor'easter packing high winds and heavy rain move into the Tri-State Area on Sunday and is expected to stick around through Monday night. CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn, Naveen Dhaliwal, Andrew Ramos and Lisa Rozner report.
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