F Train Derails On Morning Commute

If it's Wednesday morning, it means the commute. And many commuters are probably frustrated, as an F train derailed around 34th Street this morning. The train derailed at around 4AM, but now the F and D trains are running on the A line between Jay Street and 59th Street. And how did this occur? The AP reports, "Transit workers had been changing a rail, but had not locked it in place, causing the fourth car of the northbound train to derail about 300 feet south of 34th Street." Christ. Locking a rail? Luckily, no one was hurt.

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By Jen Chung in News on December 1, 2004 8:38 AM

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toyochin

It looks like the delays were caused by a few fires along the tracks (link to NY1.com story).

Not quite sure how a derailment causes fires but I'll take their word for it. In any case, I work right off 6th Ave and fire tracks were everywhere this morning.

palndrom23

This happens at 4am, and it takes that long to fix? Thanx MTA. I'm sure any fare hike in the future will ensure that nothing like this happens again.

toyochin

As of 11 am, uptown F and V were skipping 14th & 23rd, stopping on the express track at 34th and generally moving slowly.

But seriously, how do you not lock a rail? It's like changing your tires, then oops, forgetting to tighten the bolts.