Ten cars were involved in Thursday’s derailment. (Byron Smith)
A freight train hauling garbage derailed in The Bronx last night, fouling up travel for morning commuters.
The train was headed north from New York City when it derailed at about 8:40 p.m. between the Spuyten Duyvil and Marble Hill stations on the Hudson Line. That line has yet to reopen.
In the meantime, Hudson Line tickets will be honored on the Harlem Line. A list of alternative travel options is available on MTA’s Web site.
MTA spokeswoman Marjorie Anders says the derailment involved 10 train cars, and that the tracks in that section of the railroad were fouled. No trains were stranded because of the service suspension.
The derailed train was carrying an engineer, conductor and brakeman. All three crew members were unharmed.
The cause of the derailment remains under investigation.
With AP