'The Folded 4 Train' - 1991 Union Square Derailment | Tales From the NYC Subway

Welcome to the first of many videos in my new 'Tales From the Subway' series. To start off, I'm gonna be talking about the Union Square Derailment of 1991.
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[@adorabirb1677]

If your train overshoots the station, you know it's time for you to get off xD

[@jimwilliams6747]

Ok understand, the dispatcher should have done his job and NOT let the operator sign in. The operator could have called out sick. The conductor should have pulled the emergency cord after the first station overrun and taken the train out of service. The conductor also should have walked up to the operator and asked him what's wrong? Both of their jobs are at stake. If the conductor takes proper action, the train doesn't continue in passenger service.

[@karywilliams7399]

Definitely a series on NYC transit incidents is a must! The Times Square wreck, Malbone Street wreck, Williamsburg Bridge wreck, even those incidents with foreign objects touching the 3rd rail causing fires at nearby stations (which may or may not be able to fit in one video). This was a STELLAR breakdown!

[@suptrto]

I responded to this incident, it was an insane night and days to follow. Wood timbers were placed underground just to support the subway tunnel envelope.

[@rayramos8435]

I was in prison with the train driver and some of the younger cons would mess with him out on the yard by screaming the line from "Ghost" : "Get off my train!" If you ever see the movie the ghost that screams at Patrick Swayze looks just like the driver of the train. Life is truly strange sometimes...

[@michaelmarino7391]

Robert Ray was killed when he was struck by a car while crossing Grand Concourse on May 28, 2015 at 8:45 PM

[@petelawrence9193]

I was there as a crane operator for MTA transit .I saw the train as it came to test. Looked like a plane crash in a cave. I was surprised with all the damage we had the trains running in 2 weeks time.

[@burbank]

Thank you very much for posting this. The reporting and description of the 1991 incident was very well reported. The announcer here spoke eloquently and provided all of the sequential facts of the incident. Even though I no longer live in New York I remember this when I was in high school and it was all over the news and I was amazed to see how mangled those trains were as a result of the impact of that accident. I often wonder why that motorman was permitted to operate a train considering he was in questionable condition? If you are operating Transit equipment you really should be tested and checked before you operate. Safety is paramount!

[@pbatommy]

I had gotten a phone call that morning from a motor instructor (now TSS) friend of mine telling me what happened. When I reported to the Dyre Avenue terminal, my conductor and I were told all crews will be under intense scrutiny because of this. We ended up doing 6 shuttles to E. 180th Street that day. That incident changed EVERYTHING at TA, and made random drug testing federal law for all railroad and transit employees.

[@brandonpurple165]

My Dad was one of the Officers that Arrested him at his Home.

[@glenntaylor1834]

I remembered this derailment. I lived along the 4 train ROW at Mt. Eden. "Fatal Four" was the nickname some teens used to describe the 4 train after this derailment.

[@joestrike8537]

I lived just off Union Square at the time. The middle of that night I was briefly awakened by the sound of sirens, most likely from ambulances at the accident scene. I fell right back to sleep and didn't learn about the disaster until the following morning.

[@justcomments335]

A very good and sensitive video. I hope to see more "Tales from the Subway", starting maybe with the Times Square derailment as you mentioned, or perhaps the 1995 Williamsburg Bridge crash.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

The road above dipping by half an inch as a result of the crash is frightening, that really shows you just how powerful that crash must’ve been

[@paulmckinney6163]

My neighbor perished in this accident. Her young son was devastated 😢

[@dananderson1708]

Tales from the Subway seems like a GREAT idea. Similar to another famous series TALES FROM THE TUBE, NYC would now get its own TALES series. Way to go!

[@josephnyy86]

You should do an episode based on the March 2020 fire at CPN - 110th Street on the 2 train. I always find it very sad and scary as hell. Imagine leaving work at 3am in Manhattan very tired, getting on a Bronx bound 2 train and dozing off then suddenly the train is on fire and your life's in danger

[@Will_Bx_NYC_718]

Thanx for the video bruh. I was about 11 years old when this situation happened. It was a horrible story and situation. I now work for the NYC subway system, and this incident is still talked about to this day is training classes. This guy single handedly changed the railroad of the NYC subway system.

[@GillesCasanova1804]

I appreciate this video man, it brought me back to my childhood. I remember this incident, many people get a piece of NYC through the story's which are told by others. Good narrating skills, hope to see you doing it on a huge network soon

[@brianhochberg6957]

I remember this derailment in the news very well. Just glad I wasn't there to witness it. I think this would be a great series, and would like to see more of them.