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Subway cars derail in Manhattan; more than 400 evacuate
by mtippett | May 5, 2008 at 01:56 am | 578 views | 7 comments
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NEW YORK - Two subway cars derailed Sunday in Manhattan, forcing more than 400 passengers to leave the tunnel on a second train, officials said.
The cars on a train heading from Queens to Brooklyn via Manhattan jumped the tracks around 4:20 p.m. near Central Park, said NYC Transit spokesman Charles Seaton.
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May 5, 2008 at 01:56 am by mtippett, 578 views, 7 comments
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at 02:07 on May 5th, 2008
mtippett, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 02:10 on May 5th, 2008
mtippett, thanks for getting this story out so quickly. It will now show up on the home page for four hours. If new developments justify it, I'll renew this flag for another cycle.
at 02:10 on May 5th, 2008
I think this is an important story and would benefit from other NowPublic contributors working on it. I've flagged it as News Wanted and invite others in relevant locations to look for more evidence.
at 02:10 on May 5th, 2008
mtippett, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 02:41 on May 5th, 2008
Nice job getting this out so quick!
at 02:45 on May 5th, 2008
Thanks Heiky
at 03:15 on May 5th, 2008
Maintenance requires a free economy. One in which special interest groups or governments are prohibited from interfereing with. The more they interfere the more of a mess they make. Just look at all the train derailments that have been happening in China as an example. China's trains are government run.
If the NY subways are privately owned and operated, then perhaps people should boycott the subway system in order to force the value of shares to drop and cause a change of management at the top.
And while we are at it lets, change the autocratic way that most companies currently run. In order to prevent this kind of stagnation and irresponsibility. How about a structure that is democratic in nature? One in which ever employee has the ability to vote on all issues which affect the company including policies made, and who gets hired and fired.
Allowing individuals to take part in important decisions imply's that they have a say in what goes on at their company and fosters personal responsibility and self-sufficiency, instead of the current "it's not my job" attitude.
Who should be running maintenence checks on those rails?