Khadaroo dodged death twice: once when he escaped from the train’s path, and before that, when he landed mere inches from the track’s electrified third rail, he said. “I landed right next to ...

Not all rail systems utilize such high voltage. We report 16 cases of electrical trauma due to 600 V direct contact with subway 'third' rails. METHODS: A case series of injured patients presenting ...

Officials say a subway train hit debris on the tracks which came in contract with the third rail, prompting a small fire, and lots of smoke. Video from the 1 train platform at 191st Street shows ...

FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Mike Woods said the train hit "some kind of piece of equipment" as it entered 191st Street subway station, which then made contact with the third rail and created a ...

An unknown object hit the third rail, creating sparks and smoke, the FDNY said. Nine people suffered minor injuries after a New York City subway station filled with smoke Tuesday afternoon ...

knocking it into the third rail, which is electrified. That caused an electrical arc and created the smoke condition. MTA personnel are pictured outside the 191st St. subway station on the 1 line ...