The latest instance of a train derailment happened in Coney Island, where 37 people were safely removed. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.
F train service was largely restored in Brooklyn early Thursday, about half a day after the subway system's second derailment within a week wreaked havoc on service throughout the borough.
The derailed train near West 8th St-NY Aquarium had been removed before 6 a.m. and the elevated tracks were inspected to ensure safety. The MTA said trains were running again between Avenue X and Stillwell Avenue, though northbound trains were set to run slower near the incident site to allow ongoing repairs.
Transit officials say one car of the northbound F train derailed between the Neptune and 8th Street stations around 12:20 p.m. They say there are no known reports of injuries. Thirty-seven people were removed from the train by 3 p.m.
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It wasn't immediately clear what caused the derailment.
New York City Transit and MTA officials responded. The Office of Emergency Management is assisting, as is the NYPD.
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The Brooklyn incident comes less than a week after a minor collision between trains led to a derailment on the Upper West Side -- and commuter headaches for days. Twenty-six people suffered minor injuries in that Jan. 4 case. The NTSB is investigating.
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