M8 Collision in Bridgeport

Looks like we just lost our first M8s as of 18:10 I hope everyone is okay!
https://twitter.com/CTNotify/status/335526306903117824
http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/21/55/75/46 ... ignews.jpg
Interior of 9247: http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-a ... 6550_n.jpg
Aerial view of 9193 (left) and 9247 (right): http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/21/56/01/46 ... 28x471.jpg
(not my pictures)

Exact location: http://goo.gl/maps/J8j0m

Listening to the Bridgeport FD radioreference feed reports are that all occupants are off the train.

News 12 CT reporting injuries along with a lot of other damage. How on earth did this happen?!?!

Let's hope the reported injuries aren't serious. The pictures are humbling.

9193 is the M8 with the missing fireman's side (left train) and 9247 & 9310 are the cars that were hit on the right.

According to this, the catenaries were burning..

http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php/topic ... ent-51713/

Wires, not catenaries Oh geez.

http://nhregister.com/articles/2013/05/ ... 567393.txt

Article from the New Haven Register with a couple more pictures.


http://twitter.com/rscinto_NHR/status/3 ... 04/photo/1

Picture from twitter of the staging area

Wow what a mess. Thank goodness it didn't derail on the (Burr Farms Rd.?) bridge or who knows what would have happened.

Was the location near where the former Burr Road Tower had been? Were the two trains involved going in the same or opposite directions?

Andy

According to the emails from Metro North
All eastbound trains are turning at South Norwalk
And westbound trains will turn at Bridgeport

OK folks, I cannot stress how serious this situation is. PLEASE don't post information that is not based in fact!!! I'm sure we'll all know what happened once the designated officials do their investigations.

Some pics here as well:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/ ... -reported/

Are the M8's still under warenty? If they are the damage cars will be repaired or replaced.

warranties do Not cover crash damaged units, it gets paid for by commuters(in long run)