Six of the eight derailed cars have been rerailed but there's no timeline for when things will be back up and running.
personnel worked to rerail the train and make repairs. "There is some significant infrastructure damage in terms of the rail," one official said.
The MTA confirmed to Fox 5 NY's Robert Moses, that six of the eight derailed cars have been rerailed. Work continues on the remaining two cars, but there's no timeline for when that work will be completed. All eight cars derailed traveling at 54 miles per hour, which is below the maximum allowable speed in the area.
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