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No injuries were reported, but several hours of service disruptions resulted Sunday evening following the separation of cars on a New York subway train. WABC-TV reports the third and fourth cars of a 4 train detached near the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station in the Bronx,
The baby girl was discovered wrapped in a blanket at the bottom of a staircase leading to the 1, 2 and 3 train platform, US News, Times Now
New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said the separation of train cars is "an unusual incident," but says the train's brakes immediately activated as intended.
According to the MTA, there was a decoupling between the third and fourth car of a No. 4 train, meaning the cars separated. The NYPD said it happened at around 5:15 p.m. Sunday on the southbound tracks between 161st an 149th streets.
Metro-North and Amtrak will be joining forces to partially restore weekday train service between New York City and Albany in the spring, after work on the East River Tunnel forced a cut in the
For the first time, Metro-North will run trains past Poughkeepsie through the Hudson Valley to Albany. Some Amtrak service will also be restored.