Tag: trains

NYC subway trains derail after collision; 24 injuries reported

NEW YORK – Two subway trains collided and derailed Thursday afternoon in the New York City . It happened around 3 p.m. Thursday near 96th Street and Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Both were 1 trains, MTA President Richard Davey said. One of the trains had passengers on board. The other was out of service after […]

Ukraine trains its sights on Russian border region, seeking to stir up discontent

The Russian military said Wednesday it shot down 12 Ukrainian missiles over Russia’s southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, as Kyiv’s forces seek to embarrass Russian President Vladimir Putin and puncture his argument that life in Russia is going on as normal despite the 22-month war. Belgorod Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said the situation in the regional […]

Bi-State Development takes exterior ads off buses and trains

ST. LOUIS – As of New Year’s Day, advertisements on the outside of Metro buses and trains are a thing of the past. The Bi-State Development Agency has dropped it, even though it generated millions of dollars per year. One in four Metro buses, trains, and Call-A-Ride vans had advertising on the outside, with some […]

Buses of migrants boarding trains from NJ to NYC, officials say

Buses of migrants have arrived at train station stops in various parts of New Jersey, state and local officials said, an apparent response and workaround to New York City’s executive order limiting an influx of migrants. Details of the drop offs remain unclear, although Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s office said that migrants were taking the […]