Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Subway to Reopen After Crash Repairs
A New York City subway line where a train derailed last week and smashed into steel pillars, killing five passengers, will be operating again today, an official said. The Lexington Avenue line where the No. 4 train crashed Wednesday carries hundreds of thousands of people daily. Up to 200 employees have been working 12-hour shifts around the clock at the crash site, just north of the 14th Street-Union Square station. The force of the crash tore apart two cars and smashed 22 steel pillars supporting the tunnel roof. Workers removed tons of wreckage, buttressed the roof with wooden poles and rebuilt the tracks. The wreck killed five and injured more than 145. The motorman, Robert Ray, was charged with five counts of manslaughter. Police believe he was drunk at the time of the crash.
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