Comparative Rail Safety

[Gregor Clegane]

Railways has confirmed that news of any deaths so far are false.

 

[SBUS-CXK]

Railways has confirmed that news of any deaths so far are false.

In fact, this railway accident without any casualties?

 

[Gregor Clegane]

In fact, this railway accident without any casualties?

Several injured but fortunately so far no deaths.

 

[SBUS-CXK]

Several injured but fortunately so far no deaths.

So, the India government and TOI who is lying?

 

[TaiShang]

Number of Injured in Brooklyn Train Derailment Set at 76 - Fire Department

New York City Fire Department said that the number of injured people in the train derailment in Brooklyn, New York has now been set to 76.

© REUTERS/ Jonathan Oatis

Thirty-Seven Injured After Train Derailment in Brooklyn

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The number of injured people in the train derailment in Brooklyn, New York has now been set to 76, the New York City Fire Department said in a Twitter message on Wednesday.

"76 non-life-threatening injuries reported at scene of LIRR train derailment, Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn," the message stated. The Fire Department reported earlier that 37 people were injured in the derailment.

New York Police Department Special Operations Unit said rescue units are on the scene, and traffic and train delays should be expected due to the accident.

Read more: https://sputniknews.com/us/201701041049260770-brooklyn-train-derailment/

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US needs more investment and know-how in critical railway technologies.

@AndrewJin

 

[AndrewJin]

Number of Injured in Brooklyn Train Derailment Set at 76 - Fire Department

New York City Fire Department said that the number of injured people in the train derailment in Brooklyn, New York has now been set to 76.

© REUTERS/ Jonathan Oatis

Thirty-Seven Injured After Train Derailment in Brooklyn

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The number of injured people in the train derailment in Brooklyn, New York has now been set to 76, the New York City Fire Department said in a Twitter message on Wednesday.

"76 non-life-threatening injuries reported at scene of LIRR train derailment, Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn," the message stated. The Fire Department reported earlier that 37 people were injured in the derailment.

New York Police Department Special Operations Unit said rescue units are on the scene, and traffic and train delays should be expected due to the accident.

Read more: https://sputniknews.com/us/201701041049260770-brooklyn-train-derailment/

***

US needs more investment and know-how in critical railway technologies.

@AndrewJin

OMG, one of the worst railway systems in 2010s, unpresidented.

 

[TaiShang]

OMG, one of the worst railway systems in 2010s, unpresidented.

The number of injured has risen.

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Commuter train derailment injures 103 in New York

Xinhua, January 5, 2017
A Long Island Railroad (LIRR) train derailed during the morning rush hour on Wednesday in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, injuring 103 people, according to local authorities.

Long Island Railroad workers talk outside the platform where a train derailed at the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, the United States, Jan. 4, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]


The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. (1330 GMT) at the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, where a LIRR train from Far Rockaway, Queens failed to come to a stop, slammed into the bumper block and its first couple of cars derailed.

One hundred and three people suffered non life-threatening injuries, according to the New York City Fire Department.

Photos posted by passengers on social media showed the first cars of the train slightly leaning out from the tracks, with damaged doors and broken glass.

About 600 passengers were on board the train when the accident happened, according to local media.

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said on the scene that the incident was "minor" comparing to the Hoboken train crash in September 2016, when a New Jersey transit train crashed into the Hoboken Terminal and caused one fatality and massive damage to the terminal structure.

Investigations were underway, Cuomo said.

No Chinese nationals were known to be injured in the accident, according to China's Consulate General in New York.

 

[AndrewJin]

The number of injured has risen.

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Commuter train derailment injures 103 in New York

Xinhua, January 5, 2017
A Long Island Railroad (LIRR) train derailed during the morning rush hour on Wednesday in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, injuring 103 people, according to local authorities.

Long Island Railroad workers talk outside the platform where a train derailed at the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, the United States, Jan. 4, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]


The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. (1330 GMT) at the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, where a LIRR train from Far Rockaway, Queens failed to come to a stop, slammed into the bumper block and its first couple of cars derailed.

One hundred and three people suffered non life-threatening injuries, according to the New York City Fire Department.

Photos posted by passengers on social media showed the first cars of the train slightly leaning out from the tracks, with damaged doors and broken glass.

About 600 passengers were on board the train when the accident happened, according to local media.

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said on the scene that the incident was "minor" comparing to the Hoboken train crash in September 2016, when a New Jersey transit train crashed into the Hoboken Terminal and caused one fatality and massive damage to the terminal structure.

Investigations were underway, Cuomo said.

No Chinese nationals were known to be injured in the accident, according to China's Consulate General in New York.

Good to know no Chinese nationals were injured.
Muricon President should stop such unprecedented trend in railway safety.

 

[TaiShang]

India train derailment kills 39

Xinhua, January 23, 2017

Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2017 shows the site of the derail accident happened in Vizianagaram district, southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The death toll in the derailment of a passenger train in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh rose to 39, railway officials said Sunday. (Xinhua/Stringer)

Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2017 shows the site of the derail accident happened in Vizianagaram district, southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The death toll in the derailment of a passenger train in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh rose to 39, railway officials said Sunday. (Xinhua/Stringer)

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Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2017 shows the site of the derail accident happened in Vizianagaram district, southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The death toll in the derailment of a passenger train in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh rose to 39, railway officials said Sunday. (Xinhua/Stringer)

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Wish speedy recovery to those who are injured.

 

[AndrewJin]

India train derailment kills 39

Xinhua, January 23, 2017

Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2017 shows the site of the derail accident happened in Vizianagaram district, southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The death toll in the derailment of a passenger train in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh rose to 39, railway officials said Sunday. (Xinhua/Stringer)

Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2017 shows the site of the derail accident happened in Vizianagaram district, southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The death toll in the derailment of a passenger train in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh rose to 39, railway officials said Sunday. (Xinhua/Stringer)

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Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2017 shows the site of the derail accident happened in Vizianagaram district, southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The death toll in the derailment of a passenger train in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh rose to 39, railway officials said Sunday. (Xinhua/Stringer)

***

Wish speedy recovery to those who are injured.

R.I.P.

Too many huge accidents have happened in such a short time.
People there should consider bigger issues and think about some plans for the long run.

 

[TaiShang]

Train crashes into FedEx truck

http://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2017/01/25/utah-train-crash-fedex-truck-sje-orig.cnn

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Train crashes into FedEx truck
Police dash cam footage captures the moment when a commuter train smashes through a FedEx truck.

 

[bobsm]

NYC subway train derailment injures dozens in Harlem

By Andrew V. Pestano and Doug G. Ware | June 27, 2017 at 6:13 PM

A section of an A train in New York City's Harlem neighborhood derailed and crashed into a wall on Tuesday, injuring dozens of riders. Photo courtesy nrik_nyc/Twitter


June 27 (UPI) -- Dozens of riders were injured in Harlem Tuesday when a subway train derailed and careened into a wall, authorities said.

The Fire Department of New York and Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said an A train derailed and hit a wall near 125th Street along St. Nicholas Avenue just before 10 a.m. Tuesday. The crash forced hundreds to crawl out of the derailed subway car on the tracks.

The accident spurred numerous transit delays and cancellations, as well, on the A, B, C, D, E, F and M lines.

The train derailed at a low rate of speed, NBC 4 New York reported. Nearly three dozen people were injured, the New York Daily News reported.

"We were on the express track from 145th to 125th... All of a sudden it was like the train just started like banging against the walls of the tunnel," one passenger told CBS 2 New York. "It was going up and down. It was sort of like a runaway roller coaster -- like a bucking horse."

"The train was peeled open like a can opener," Paul Navarro, track division chairman for the Transport Workers Union, said.

MTA officials said the train's emergency brake was activated before the crash, but the cause is still under investigation.


http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017...lment-injures-dozens-in-Harlem/7051498576810/

 

[AndrewJin]

NYC subway train derailment injures dozens in Harlem

By Andrew V. Pestano and Doug G. Ware | June 27, 2017 at 6:13 PM

A section of an A train in New York City's Harlem neighborhood derailed and crashed into a wall on Tuesday, injuring dozens of riders. Photo courtesy nrik_nyc/Twitter


June 27 (UPI) -- Dozens of riders were injured in Harlem Tuesday when a subway train derailed and careened into a wall, authorities said.

The Fire Department of New York and Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said an A train derailed and hit a wall near 125th Street along St. Nicholas Avenue just before 10 a.m. Tuesday. The crash forced hundreds to crawl out of the derailed subway car on the tracks.

The accident spurred numerous transit delays and cancellations, as well, on the A, B, C, D, E, F and M lines.

The train derailed at a low rate of speed, NBC 4 New York reported. Nearly three dozen people were injured, the New York Daily News reported.

"We were on the express track from 145th to 125th... All of a sudden it was like the train just started like banging against the walls of the tunnel," one passenger told CBS 2 New York. "It was going up and down. It was sort of like a runaway roller coaster -- like a bucking horse."

"The train was peeled open like a can opener," Paul Navarro, track division chairman for the Transport Workers Union, said.

MTA officials said the train's emergency brake was activated before the crash, but the cause is still under investigation.


http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017...lment-injures-dozens-in-Harlem/7051498576810/

Will Trump help the Libetard?

 

[TaiShang]

Will Trump help the Libetard?

33 Hurt After Train Crash in Pennsylvania

A Norristown High Speed Line train barreled into an unoccupied train at the busy terminal

By David Chang and Vince Lattanzio

A high-speed train barreled into a parked train at one of SEPTA's busiest terminals overnight, injuring more than 30 people and causing what one passenger described as a bloody scene.

SEPTA officials say the Norristown High Speed Line train 155 was arriving at the 69th Street Transportation Center on Market Street in Upper Darby around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday when it crashed into a train 148 rail car that was unoccupied and sitting in the terminal.

"I stood up to get off to get ready to get to my bus on time and smack, it hit the other trolley, parked," Ronnie, a passenger who asked us only to use his first name, told NBC10.

SEPTA officials initially said 42 people were injured in the crash. During a press conference at 5 p.m. however, Ruben Payan, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, said that while 42 people were on board the train, 33 people — including the conductor — were hurt in the crash. While four of the victims are in critical condition, all of the victims are expected to survive.

It's not clear how fast the train was traveling when the crash happened, but passengers described a violent collision. Upper Darby Mayor Thomas Micozzie said the train came into the station "hot."

"My face hit the wall, put a big hole in the wall and I went straight down and I blacked out," Ronnie said. "There was blood everywhere. The driver is all banged up and there was this one girl bleeding out of her face pretty bad."

Three of the victims were taken to the Lankenau Medical Center and the conductor was taken to the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. He was treated and later released, according to SEPTA.

The other victims were taken to other area hospitals including Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Misericordia Community Hospital, Springfield Hospital and Taylor Hospital.

Ronnie claimed that prior to the crash, the train had twice overshot stops during the trip.

"I was waiting at Gulph Mills. The train came by, it blew past us about three or four train lengths, stopped, backed up, picked us up," Ronnie said. "The same thing happened at Bryn Mawr."

SEPTA officials have not confirmed the allegations. NTSB officials arrived at the terminal Tuesday around 7 a.m. to start an investigation. More officials will arrive Tuesday night.

"The NTSB has brought in an eight-member go team. Each team member is an expert in different fields," Payan said. "They will be collecting evidence in their specific disciplines which include mechanical operation, signal and train control, crashworthiness, emergency response and human performance."

Payan said that onboard video recordings from the two trains involved in the crash were downloaded and will be sent to the NTSB vehicle recorder lab in Washington, DC for further analysis.

"Throughout the next few days NTSB investigators will work on scene to gather the details of this accident," Payan said. "Our mission during this accident investigation is to understand not just what happened but why. Why it happened and to recommend changes to prevent it from occurring again."

This is the second major train incident at the 69th Street Terminal this year.

In February, an out-of-service Market-Frankford El train collided with two others on a loop track. The impact caused several cars to derail and tip to the side. Four people were hurt in that incident.

Micozzie said he's concerned about safety at the terminal. He plans to call U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, the Philadelphia Democrat, Tuesday and ask for help in improving track safety.

SEPTA spokeswoman Heather Redfern said the Norristown High-Speed Line uses Automatic Train Control, a safety system that's been deployed on rail lines nationwide for decades.

With ATC, a train operator will get an in-cab warning when they violate a speed limit. If they fail to slow the train within a few seconds, the system takes over.

Experts say ATC is an effective technology for preventing crashes, but Amtrak has said it's not as advanced as a newer technology called Positive Train Control (PTC).

PTC can halt a train when it fails to comply with a stop signal and prevent derailments at curves, the rail service wrote in the wake of the 2015 derailment of Amtrak 188 in Northeast Philadelphia.

The Amtrak line Train 188 was traveling on didn't have ATC activated when the derailment happened. PTC was not yet installed on the line. It's since been deployed.

In May, U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan, a Republican, and Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Casey announced nearly $6 million in federal funding for SEPTA to improve regional rail — SEPTA's commuter train lines — including the enhancement of PTC on those lines.

Norristown High Speed Line service between 69th Street and Norristown resumed as regularly scheduled at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday. One of the tracks is not operational however so passengers should expect delays. Express service is also shut down for the day.


Source: 33 Hurt After Train Crash in Pennsylvania - NBC New York http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/nati...llision-Accident-441357553.html#ixzz4qZODaq2I
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[AndrewJin]

33 Hurt After Train Crash in Pennsylvania

A Norristown High Speed Line train barreled into an unoccupied train at the busy terminal

By David Chang and Vince Lattanzio

A high-speed train barreled into a parked train at one of SEPTA's busiest terminals overnight, injuring more than 30 people and causing what one passenger described as a bloody scene.

SEPTA officials say the Norristown High Speed Line train 155 was arriving at the 69th Street Transportation Center on Market Street in Upper Darby around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday when it crashed into a train 148 rail car that was unoccupied and sitting in the terminal.

"I stood up to get off to get ready to get to my bus on time and smack, it hit the other trolley, parked," Ronnie, a passenger who asked us only to use his first name, told NBC10.

SEPTA officials initially said 42 people were injured in the crash. During a press conference at 5 p.m. however, Ruben Payan, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, said that while 42 people were on board the train, 33 people — including the conductor — were hurt in the crash. While four of the victims are in critical condition, all of the victims are expected to survive.

It's not clear how fast the train was traveling when the crash happened, but passengers described a violent collision. Upper Darby Mayor Thomas Micozzie said the train came into the station "hot."

"My face hit the wall, put a big hole in the wall and I went straight down and I blacked out," Ronnie said. "There was blood everywhere. The driver is all banged up and there was this one girl bleeding out of her face pretty bad."

Three of the victims were taken to the Lankenau Medical Center and the conductor was taken to the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. He was treated and later released, according to SEPTA.

The other victims were taken to other area hospitals including Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Misericordia Community Hospital, Springfield Hospital and Taylor Hospital.

Ronnie claimed that prior to the crash, the train had twice overshot stops during the trip.

"I was waiting at Gulph Mills. The train came by, it blew past us about three or four train lengths, stopped, backed up, picked us up," Ronnie said. "The same thing happened at Bryn Mawr."

SEPTA officials have not confirmed the allegations. NTSB officials arrived at the terminal Tuesday around 7 a.m. to start an investigation. More officials will arrive Tuesday night.

"The NTSB has brought in an eight-member go team. Each team member is an expert in different fields," Payan said. "They will be collecting evidence in their specific disciplines which include mechanical operation, signal and train control, crashworthiness, emergency response and human performance."

Payan said that onboard video recordings from the two trains involved in the crash were downloaded and will be sent to the NTSB vehicle recorder lab in Washington, DC for further analysis.

"Throughout the next few days NTSB investigators will work on scene to gather the details of this accident," Payan said. "Our mission during this accident investigation is to understand not just what happened but why. Why it happened and to recommend changes to prevent it from occurring again."

This is the second major train incident at the 69th Street Terminal this year.

In February, an out-of-service Market-Frankford El train collided with two others on a loop track. The impact caused several cars to derail and tip to the side. Four people were hurt in that incident.

Micozzie said he's concerned about safety at the terminal. He plans to call U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, the Philadelphia Democrat, Tuesday and ask for help in improving track safety.

SEPTA spokeswoman Heather Redfern said the Norristown High-Speed Line uses Automatic Train Control, a safety system that's been deployed on rail lines nationwide for decades.

With ATC, a train operator will get an in-cab warning when they violate a speed limit. If they fail to slow the train within a few seconds, the system takes over.

Experts say ATC is an effective technology for preventing crashes, but Amtrak has said it's not as advanced as a newer technology called Positive Train Control (PTC).

PTC can halt a train when it fails to comply with a stop signal and prevent derailments at curves, the rail service wrote in the wake of the 2015 derailment of Amtrak 188 in Northeast Philadelphia.

The Amtrak line Train 188 was traveling on didn't have ATC activated when the derailment happened. PTC was not yet installed on the line. It's since been deployed.

In May, U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan, a Republican, and Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Casey announced nearly $6 million in federal funding for SEPTA to improve regional rail — SEPTA's commuter train lines — including the enhancement of PTC on those lines.

Norristown High Speed Line service between 69th Street and Norristown resumed as regularly scheduled at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday. One of the tracks is not operational however so passengers should expect delays. Express service is also shut down for the day.


Source: 33 Hurt After Train Crash in Pennsylvania - NBC New York http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/nati...llision-Accident-441357553.html#ixzz4qZODaq2I
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High-speed!