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In the first major accident in 25 years, two Metro-North trains collided on the tracks in Connecticut. The two trains crashed at around 6 p.m. on Friday evening, and although 60 people were injured, no deaths have been reported yet. Service on Metro-North has been suspended between South Norwalk and New Haven, and Amtrak trains are not running between New York and Boston. According to a statement just released by the MTA, the 4:41 p.m. from Grand Central New Haven derailed near the I-95 overpass in Bridgeport, and the 5:30 from New Haven struck the derailed train. As yet, no official cause of the derailment has been ascertained, and investigations are ongoing. A few minutes ago, the National Transportation Safety Board announced via Twitter a Go-Team to head up its investigation, and MTA Police, local police, Connecticut Office of Emergency Management, the Federal Railroad Administration and the FBI are on the scene as well. To make matters worse, although this is an area with four tracks, two of the tracks are out of service for catenary work, and the remaining two tracks were badly damaged by the collisions. The trains cannot be moved until the on-scene investigation is over, and normal service will not resume until the infrastructure has been repaired. It may yet be a while, and I’ll have more as the story unfolds. N.B. If you’re looking for the weekend service advisories, scroll down or click here.

This is a big weekend for Brooklyn with the Googa Mooga festival all weekend and the Brooklyn Half Marathon, which I’m running, tomorrow morning. That said, there are a lot of service advisories impacting travel to both the Prospect Park area and Coney Island. So allow extra time for travel. From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, uptown 1 trains run express from Chambers Street to 34th Street-Penn Station due to station painting at 28th Street and Canal Street. From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, May 18 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 19 and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, May 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, uptown 2 trains run express from Chambers Street to 34th Street-Penn Station due to station painting at 28th Street and Canal Street. From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, May 18 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 19 and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, May 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, downtown (Queens-bound) A trains run express from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to Canal Street due to track tie block renewal north of Spring Street and fan plant rehabilitation south of 14th Street. From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, May 18 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 19 and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, May 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, uptown (Manhattan-bound) A trains run express from Broadway Junction to Utica Avenue due to platform area rehabilitation at Utica Avenue. From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, downtown (Brooklyn-bound) C trains run express from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to Canal Street due to track tie block renewal north of String Street and fan plant rehabilitation south of 14th Street. From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, Manhattan-bound C trains run express from Broadway Junction to Utica Avenue due to platform area rehabilitation at Utica Avenue. – WEEKEND FASTRACK From 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, there is no service between Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue and Bay Parkway on the D and between Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue and 86th Street on the N due to weekend FASTRACK inspection, testing and maintenance of signal equipment. Customers may use the F or Q trains instead. D customers may use the B64 bus at Stillwell Avenue and Bay 50th Street/Harway Avenue; the B82 bus at Bay Parkway; or the B1 at 25th Avenue. N customers may use B1 and B4 buses to Avenue X for F train service or to Ocean Parkway or Sheepshead Bay for Q train service. From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, Manhattan-bound E trains are rerouted via the F line after 36th Street, Queens to 2nd Avenue due to track tie renewal in the 53rd Street tube. From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, there is no E train service between World Trade Center and West 4th Street due to track tie renewal in the 53rd Street tube. Customers should take the A or C instead. E trains originate and terminate at the 2nd Avenue F station. From 9:45 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, Jamaica-bound F trains are rerouted via the M line from 47th-50th Sts to Queens Plaza due to station work at Lexington Avenue-63rd Street for Second Avenue Subway project. From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, Jamaica-bound F trains skip Fort Hamilton Parkway, 15th Street-Prospect Park and 4th Avenue-9th Street due to work on the Church Avenue Interlocking. From 11 p.m. Friday, May 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, northbound G trains run express from Church Avenue to 4th Avenue-9th Street due to work on the Church Avenue Interlocking. From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 18 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20, G trains run every 20 minutes in both directions between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avs. In addition, the last stop for some Court Square-bound G trains is Bedford-Nostrand Avs. due to lighting and cable work north of

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Two Metro-North trains collided near Fairfield, Connecticut just after 6 p.m., leaving at least 20 people injured. The 4:41 p.m. train from New Haven, headed to Grand Central, derailed and hit a westbound train—the MTA is calling it a "major derailment." [ more › ]

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