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Train Service Restored After Building Collapse

Collapse Disrupts Metro-North Service

POSTED: 3:36 pm EST March 4, 2008

UPDATED: 5:32 pm EST March 4, 2008

NEW YORK -- A
building collapse in New York City disrupted Metro-North Railroad service
in and out of Grand Central Terminal on Tuesday afternoon.

The Fire Department asked Metro-North to halt its trains around
3:15 p.m. out of concerns that vibrations could lead to further collapse
of the building, said railroad spokeswoman Marjorie Anders.

Raw Video From The Scene

Rail: Metro-North | Shore Line
East

The building collapsed near 124th Street and Park Avenue in East
Harlem, disrupting all three Metro-North lines, including the Harlem,
Hudson and New Haven lines. Channel 3 Eyewitness News reporter Kevin Hogan
reported two of four tracks were reopened along the train lines at about
4:45 p.m. Full service was restored by 5 p.m.

Channel 3 Eyewitness News reporter Leon Collins reported from Union
Station in New Haven that several Metro-North trains at that station had
been delayed.

Metro-North spokeswoman Suzanne Lopez said the collapse occurred
near 124th Street and Park Avenue in East Harlem. Trains were being held
at all stations, including Grand Central Terminal and at 125th Street, a
block away from the building.

Witnesses, who said the five-story vacant building had been in
disrepair for some time, described hearing three large loud bangs when the
building collapsed.

"I looked up and I saw the building just come down," one witness
said. "Hopefully, nobody's been hurt, but it has been like that in the
past four months. ... Half the side of the building had been gone and we
have pictures to prove it."

Another witness said, "It sounded like the beams were breaking in
the building. It's one of the loudest things I've ever heard. It sounded
like gunshots."

New York City Buildings Department spokeswoman Kate Lindquist said
two of the building's walls and several interior floors partially
collapsed. Buildings inspectors and forensic engineers responded to the
scene.

The Buildings Department visited the property six times in the past
year when residents called to complain about falling debris. The owner,
listed on city records as Harlem 100-124 Associates, was cited with
violations four times since 2005 for cracks in the walls, according to
city records.

The most recent violation was on Jan. 8; two days later, a caller
complained that bricks were falling off the building, according to city
records.

As train service was gradually restored, transit officials said
commuters should expect extensive delays of up to 90 minutes and crowded
trains. About 270,000 people ride Metro-North trains on a weekday between
New York City and its northern suburbs.

Amtrak service, which travels on different tracks, was not
affected.

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