MTA worker burned after being hit by spark from passing train

A local news story from New York, reported by ABC7 NY.

Local News · New York · October 23, 2026

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Police say the track worker was taking a photo of a chair on the R/W track that was causing a smoke condition on Friday evening when she was hit by a spark from a passing train on the opposite tracks.

Reported by ABC7 NY, October 23, 2026. Read the full story at ABC7 NY →

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