Map Interactive local COVID-19 tracker
Contact Us
Yonkers Daily Voice serves Yonkers, NY
Return to your home site

Menu

Yonkers Daily Voice serves Yonkers, NY

Nearby Towns

News

Train Traveling At 82 MPH Before Derailment, NTSB Reports

by Suzanne Samin
Earl Weener of the NTSB joined by Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut at a press conference in Yonkers on Monday afternoon.
Earl Weener of the NTSB joined by Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut at a press conference in Yonkers on Monday afternoon. Photo Credit: Suzanne Samin

YONKERS, N.Y. -- The train that derailed Sunday morning in the Bronx was traveling at 82 miles per hour when it went over a curve,  National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener said at a press conference Monday afternoon at the Hampton Inn in Yonkers.

Trains should slow to 30 miles per hour from 70 miles per hour when going through that stretch, Weener said.

Check back with The Daily Voice for more from this afternoon's press conference.

to sign up for Daily Voice's free daily emails and news alerts.

Welcome to

Yonkers Daily Voice!

Hi! You've read our articles so we know you like our reporting. To keep reading please join our mailing list.

Get important news about your town as it happens.