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LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Sep 15 15:48:28 2007 The 1:02PM train today from Babylon hit someone on the tracks. See more info at mta.info |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by R30A on Sat Sep 15 15:51:31 2007, in response to LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Sep 15 15:48:28 2007. Cant be a grade crossing accident... |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Sep 15 15:53:09 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by R30A on Sat Sep 15 15:51:31 2007. Point taken, for some reason the first thing I thought was "grade crossing"My apologies. |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sat Sep 15 16:04:28 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Sep 15 15:53:09 2007. Speaking of tresspassing on LIRR ROW's, I usually see at least 2 or 3 people walking on the tracks every time I ride the lower Montauk. Especially in Forest Park (I can't complain, as I did that a couple of times as a kid 20+ years ago). |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by andy on Sat Sep 15 17:23:13 2007, in response to LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Sep 15 15:48:28 2007. Since this occurred west of Babylon Station there are no grade crossings or other public acccess to the tracks. Most of the r.o.w. there is on a raised embankment. So this is another unfortunate trespasser incident which did not have to happen. But no doubt the media will blame the LIRR for causing the accident. |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Sep 15 19:57:21 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by R30A on Sat Sep 15 15:51:31 2007. ["Cant be a grade crossing accident..."]Unless the article is over 40 years old.
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Sep 15 19:57:29 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by R30A on Sat Sep 15 15:51:31 2007. ["Cant be a grade crossing accident..."]Unless the article is over 40 years old.
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Sep 15 19:59:40 2007, in response to LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Sep 15 15:48:28 2007. The Newsday article said the passengers were put on a diesel train. I'm wondering if it used the Central Branch from Babylon to the Main Line. If so, I guess only the Babylon passengers got transportation. |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sat Sep 15 20:05:45 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Sep 15 19:59:40 2007. Depends on where the incident took place. There are several places to short turn trains on the Babylon line, many of which are scheduled to be used during peak hours. |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Broadway Lion on Sat Sep 15 20:34:14 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Sep 15 19:57:21 2007. Or unless the train was going the other way. (East)ROAR |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Charles G on Sat Sep 15 22:05:18 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sat Sep 15 20:05:45 2007. They were turning trains at Massapequa Park for part of the afternoon. |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by R40SlantontheB on Sat Sep 15 23:10:19 2007, in response to LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Sep 15 15:48:28 2007. There's no grade crossings on the Babylon line. It was a tresspasser who was hit. |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by R40SlantontheB on Sat Sep 15 23:12:54 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sat Sep 15 16:04:28 2007. I see it often in Farmingdale, guys walking on the north side of the tracks just east of the Farmingdale station, I think they are walking between either PC Richards warehouse or an apartment complex and route 24.I'm suprised I never heard about an accident in that location. I guess the LIRR could add a pedestrian bridge, I notice quite a few of them from Wyandanch on east on the Ronk line. |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by R40SlantontheB on Sat Sep 15 23:14:17 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by Charles G on Sat Sep 15 22:05:18 2007. Anyone know who they were using for shuttle buses?I assume all the MTK/Patchogue trains ran via the main as scheduled. |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by R40SlantontheB on Sat Sep 15 23:15:42 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Sep 15 19:59:40 2007. Yeah they could've gone that way, but buses would have still been needed for Amityville, Copague, and Lindenhurst. |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Peter Rosa on Sat Sep 15 23:25:42 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sat Sep 15 20:05:45 2007. Depends on where the incident took place.It happened in Babylon. My LIRR/NYCT blog |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Newkirk Images on Sun Sep 16 07:52:37 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Sep 15 19:57:29 2007. ["Cant be a grade crossing accident..."]Unless the article is over 40 years old. More like 27 years old, thats when the last Massapequa Park grade crossings were closed in 1980. Bill "Newkirk" |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Newkirk Images on Sun Sep 16 07:56:05 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by Charles G on Sat Sep 15 22:05:18 2007. They were turning trains at Massapequa Park for part of the afternoon.There are switches east of Massapequa Park. Perhaps the incident occurred between Amityville and Babylon which is mostly on a elevated concrete viaduct. Bill "Newkirk" |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sun Sep 16 11:42:11 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by Peter Rosa on Sat Sep 15 23:25:42 2007. I wasn't sure if that mean the Babylon area or just the line, which runs thru many other towns. Buttafuoco Park is the logical place to turn trains if that's true. |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sun Sep 16 11:45:25 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by R40SlantontheB on Sat Sep 15 23:12:54 2007. The ROW here does not seem well protected, and not protected at all thru Pinelawn. |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by SLRT on Sun Sep 16 11:54:56 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sun Sep 16 11:45:25 2007. The people who would walk the tracks in the area of Pinelawn might not have to worry about being hit by a train... |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sun Sep 16 11:55:48 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by SLRT on Sun Sep 16 11:54:56 2007. Yeah, but all that ectoplasm must cause havoc with the track circut ... |
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Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident) |
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Posted by Charles G on Sun Sep 16 20:14:03 2007, in response to Re: LIRR Grade Crossing (Another accident), posted by Newkirk Images on Sun Sep 16 07:56:05 2007. The accident occurred between Lindenhurst and Babylon on an embankement. You can see pictures here (not gruesome -- pix are taken from a distance and no body is shown).http://www.suffolkfdrant.com/showthread.php?t=919 CG |
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