A Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train derailed near Jamaica Station in Queens, injuring 13 people. The incident involved eight cars of the train, which was headed to Babylon. Despite the train derailment, no life-threatening injuries were reported among the passengers. Emergency personnel arrived at the scene quickly to assist those injured, and the train service was temporarily suspended in the area. The cause of the derailment is still under investigation..
JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) — More than a dozen people were injured after all eight cars of a Long Island Rail Road train derailed in Queens on Thursday morning.
Officials said the derailment would likely impact Thursday evening’s commute as well as the commute on Friday morning.
The FDNY said train 722 departed Grand Central and was heading toward Hempstead when it derailed east of Jamaica Station at 175th Street and 95th Avenue after 11 a.m.
“The train started bouncing all over the place, everyone started screaming and yelling and then it stopped,” a passenger named John said, describing the chaotic moments of the derailment.
There were 13 minor injuries. Nine of those injuries are minor, two were considered moderate and two were considered more serious.
“This is a complex and dangerous operation, but we were able to get to work quickly, able to get all the passengers off the train,” FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanaugh said.
The FDNY said they arrived quickly and all passengers were calm, but some people were shaken up. None of the injuries are considered critical.
“One lady had a big old bruise, someone was holding their back and someone had an anxiety attack, so it was sort of scary,” said a passenger named Michelle.
The MTA brought in a rescue train for the passengers to take them to Jamaica Station within 90 minutes of the derailment.
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Work has begun to re-rail the train and remove it from the tracks, but rebuilding the tracks will take time, likely impacting the evening and morning commutes.
“There is some significant infrastructure damage in terms of the rail, it buckled, which looks like a result, but again it’s preliminary,” said LIRR Senior Vice President of Operations Rob Free.
The train derailed at the hall interlocking, which is the second largest area of switches and signals in the LIRR system.
“The train was operating straight, it was going over the last couple switches within the interlocking,” Free said.
Officials said the train was traveling 54 mph, in an area with a speed limit of 60 to 80 mph.
Authorities said they were confident that speed was not a factor in the derailment.
“Our top priority is ensuring all passengers and railroad workers are safe and that train service resumes as quickly as possible,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement.
The LIRR said eastbound trains are bypassing Hillside, Hollis and Queens Village due to a disabled train east of Jamaica.
Customers were told to expect track changes at Jamaica and possible delays through midday Friday.
NYC Transit is cross-honoring on the Q2, Q3, Q8 and Q110 buses for service between Jamaica and Queens Village.
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More than a dozen people were injured when a Long Island Rail Road train derailed in Queens on Thursday morning. The derailment is expected to affect the evening and morning commutes. The train derailed east of Jamaica Station, causing 13 minor injuries. None of the injuries are critical. The train was traveling at 54 mph in an area with a speed limit of 60 to 80 mph, but authorities do not believe speed was a factor. Work is being done to re-rail the train and repair the tracks, but it will likely take time to complete.
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