BROOKLYN — The New York City subway system has experienced its second derailment in a week, as a Manhattan-bound train derailed on an elevated portion of the F line in Coney Island this afternoon (Wednesday, Jan. 10).
The incident occurred about 12:25 p.m. between stations near Neptune Avenue and West 6th Street. The Fire Department of New York reported that it used two rescue trains to remove 137 people from the derailed train; no injuries were reported.
Today’s incident follows the Jan. 4 collision and derailment of two trains on the 1, 2, 3 line on Manhattan’s West Side, which halted operations near the 96th Street station for more than two days [see “New York subway trains collide at low speed …,” Trains News Wire, Jan. 4, 2024]. At least 24 people were injured in that incident, which is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB had already indicated that investigation will include an overall examination of subway operations.
New York City Transit President Richard Davey said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had people “crawling all over [the] superstructure” of the elevated railway to determine a cause, the New York Daily News reports. “Our focus will be on the track — it looks like there may have been a track issue.” He said the train involved carries data recorders — unlike those in last week’s incident.
F line service is currently suspended between Avenue X and Coney Island in Brooklyn, according to the New York City Transit Subway account on X, with limited free shuttle buses operating between Kings Highway and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue.
Some model train layouts have less derailments.
Bad week for the New York MTA this week …..?