A derailed Long Island Rail Road train didn't fall far from its tracks in the incident Thursday a half-mile east of Jamaica station in Queens. - Marc A. Hermann/Metropolitan Transportation Auth/TNS
NEW YORK — Evening commutes from New York City to Long Island faced delays Thursday following a late-morning Long Island Rail Road derailment in Queens that injured 13 people, MTA officials said. The delays could continue to Friday as the LIRR works to repair the damage around the Hall Interlocking, about a half-mile east of Jamaica station, said MTA chair and CEO Janno Lieber. All eight cars of the 10:43 a.m. train out of Grand Central ran off the track near the interlocking at around 11:15 a.m., Lieber told reporters. The train was bound for Hempstead, with an arrival time of 11;37 a.m. FDNY...
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