Officials from the MTA and the National Transportation and Safety...

Officials from the MTA and the National Transportation and Safety Board examine damaged tracks near the Spuyten Duyvil station on the Hudson Line, where a Metro-North train derailed Sunday in the South Riverdale section of the Bronx. (Dec. 2, 2013) Credit: Charles Eckert

In the wake of the holiday weekend tidings, we were sadly awakened by the tragic news of the deadly Metro-North train derailment on Sunday ["Deadly curve," News, Dec. 2].

Alas, suddenly Black Friday's dark mockery marketing line becomes very tragically real -- it was a Black Sunday indeed.

Susan and Robert Davniero, Lindenhurst
 

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