Transit officials warn of delays, crowding after derailmentNEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. — Transit officials in New York are warning commuters to be prepared for delays and increased crowding Monday morning following a weekend train derailment on Long Island. Sarah Qamar shows a Long Island Railroad train derailed near New Hyde Park, N.Y., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. The commuter train derailed east of New York City after it hit a work train on the tracks. A spokesman for the Long Island Rail Road says the eastbound train derailed east of New Hyde Park just after 9 p.m. Saturday. State officials say a 12-car commuter train and a work train performing track maintenance were traveling in the same direction when they “side-swiped” each other Saturday night, causing the commuter train to derail.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 10, 2016 04:30 UTC