LIRR derailment (8/3/23)

[jis]

Looks like an LIRR train has derailed at relatively slow speed east of Jamaica. Service is affected on the Main Line and Hempstead Branch. Trains are bypassing Hillside Facility Queens Village and Hollis apparently

LIRR train derails in Queens; At least 7 injuries reported

It happened at around 11:30 a.m. just east of Jamaica Station at 175th Street and 93rd Avenue.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[jis]

Reports: LIRR Train Derails in Queens; 13 Injured - Railway Age

Thirteen passengers were injured after all eight cars of a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train derailed Thursday morning near Jamaica Station in Queens, New York, according to multiple news reports.

www.railwayage.com

 

[Metra Electric Rider]

Sheesh! Lots of derailments - I was just thinking I read about another one yesterday but couldn't find it in my history (then remembered it was part of the bad weather in Scandinavia and it was in Sweden and just a mention in a bigger story).

But has there been another US derailment this week?

 

[Caesar La Rock]

While I'm not an investigator nor do I know all the details, the M7 cars have had a rocky start ever since they went into service in 2002. They had swaying problems with those bogies (trucks for those of you not familiar with the term), which was one of the many issues of them. Whether that played a role is up in the air, but it sounds like it might have to do with the tracks being worked on at the time.