The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has completed 1,500 ft of track reconstruction in the Bronx fifteen days after 10 cars of a 24-car CSX freight train carrying the city's trash derailed. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the cause of the accident, which occurred on Metro-North Railroad’s (MNR) Hudson Line near Spuyten Duyvil Station.
Recovery work began immediately following the accident and is estimated to cost $1 million to $2 million, says Marjorie Anders, an MTA spokeswoman. MNR, which cleared the wreckage with assistance from New York City Transit and CSX, is performing the work, which includes maintenance of way and maintenance of equipment, she says. NTSB expects the investigation to continue for months, Anders adds.