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Following the 1970 accident, New York Magazine highlighted the subway system's condition in a lengthy expose. Even though each of the approximately 7,200 subway cars were checked once every six weeks or 7,500 miles (12,100 km) of service, four or five dead motors were allowable in a peak-hour 10-car train, according to some transit workers ...
The R46 is a New York City Subway car model that was built by the Pullman Standard Company from 1975 to 1978 for the IND/BMT B Division. They replaced all remaining R1–9 fleet cars and General Electric-powered R16s, and some R10s. The R46 order initially consisted of 754 single cars, each 75 feet (23 m) long, and was the largest single order ...
2020 New York City Subway fire. / 40.7987; -73.9523. On the early morning of March 27, 2020, at around 3:15 AM, a northbound 2 train of the New York City Subway caught fire as it entered the Central Park North–110th Street station in Harlem, Manhattan. The fire killed the train operator, injured at least 16 others, and severely damaged the ...
Huanggutun incident. June 4 – China, Feng-tien, Mukden – Huanggutun incident. [92] June 10 – Germany – The locomotive and four cars of the Munich to Frankfurt fall down an embankment after derailing at Veitsbronn killing 22. [90] June 27 – United Kingdom – Darlington rail crash, head-on collision kills 25.
Karen Wall, Patch Staff. NEW YORK, NY — An airman stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst who died Sunday in a subway accident in New York City has been identified as a 25-year-old from ...
4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) The R17 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1954 for the IRT A Division. A total of 400 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE)-powered cars. The first R17s entered service on October ...
Ninth Avenue derailment. / 40.7635; -73.9890. Excessive speed. The Ninth Avenue derailment, on the Ninth Avenue Elevated in Manhattan on September 11, 1905, was the worst accident on the New York City elevated railways, resulting in 13 deaths and 48 serious injuries. [2]
4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) The R7 was a New York City Subway car model built from 1937 to 1938 for the city-operated Independent Subway System by two manufacturers under separate orders, the American Car and Foundry Company and Pullman Standard. They were a continuation of the R6 fleet and closely resemble them, except that the R7/As did ...