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LIRR train hits concrete walkway in ‘embarrassing’ mishap during morning commute

Por: New York Post Nation April 05, 2023

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Scores of Long Island Rail Road riders had their commuteTuesday when a train struck a concrete walkway along the tracks. MTA officials described the collision as minor and said none of the 386 passengers or crew members aboard the train — the 6:24 a.m. bound from Hempstead, LI, to Penn Station in Manhattan — were injured. But the incident forced the closure of one of the four heavily used railroad tracks running between Queens and Manhattan... + full article



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