February 18, 1987
An empty commuter train collided with a train full of passengers on an elevated track in the Bronx, injuring at least 30 people, authorities said. Thousands of commuters on the Metro-North rail lines were stranded at Grand Central Terminal in New York City shortly after 7 p.m. as authorities attempted to repair the damage and treat the injured, according to a railroad spokesman, Tito Davila. Limited service from Grand Central was resumed at 9:30 p.m.
August 31, 1991 |
Investigators checked mechanical systems, including an aging automatic braking system designed to prevent calamity in cases of human error, in their probe of New York City's worst subway crash in 63 years. National Transportation Safety Board investigators also planned to talk to the conductor of the train that crashed Wednesday in Lower Manhattan, killing five passengers and injuring more than 200.
June 21, 2000 |
A subway train derailed in the New York City borough of Brooklyn late Tuesday, sending jolted passengers skidding along the floors of their cars. At least 60 people were injured. Three of the injuries were serious, but none were considered to be life-threatening, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani said. "People got shook up pretty badly," Giuliani told reporters at the scene. "Heads were injured and they bounced back and forth." The first three cars of a southbound "B" train derailed about 10 p.m.
March 11, 1989 |
A subway train carrying about 150 passengers rammed into a work train Friday on Manhattan's upper West Side, injuring 36 people and disrupting morning rush hour for thousands of commuters, authorities said.
November 7, 1992 |
A former subway motorman who was sentenced Friday to up to 15 years in prison for manslaughter, said he wished he had been killed instead of the five passengers in the crash that occurred while he was drunk. "My heart bleeds deeply for the families involved," Robert Ray said before being sentencing to the maximum of five to 15 years. "I wish it had been me. I'm saddened by the whole thing. It wasn't intentional. It was an accident. I can't explain how it happened, but it happened.
September 4, 1991 |
A judge denied bail Tuesday for a motorman who was indicted by a grand jury on five counts of second-degree murder by depraved indifference in a high-speed subway crash last week. The charge against Robert Ray, 38, carries a sentence of 15 years to life in prison upon conviction, Assistant Dist. Atty. Dan Brownel said. Ray stood silently as the grand jury action was revealed at a bail hearing before acting state Justice Brenda Soloff.