Photos: Amtrak Train 188 Derails In Philadelphia; 5 Killed, 65 Injured

Emergency personnel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)

An Amtrak train headed to New York City from Washington, D.C. derailed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania killing at least five people shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday.

It was a very bad accident where all the seven cars of Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188 derailed and came off the tracks near the 2000 block of Wheatsheaf Lane.

The incident happened in an area known as Frankford Junction.

65 people were reportedly hurt and six of them are in critical condition.

Victims were taken to Temple University Hospital, Aria Health-Frankford, Hahnemann University Hospital and the Albert Einstein Medical Center.

AP reported that, “Mayor Michael Nutter, who confirmed the deaths, said the scene was horrific and not all the more than 240 people on the train had been accounted for”.

The mayor said the incident was a”Level 3 mass casualty event”.

It was reported that the train was carrying 238 passengers and 5 crew members.

NBC reported that, “the incident required a 4-alarm response, including 120 firefighters and 200 police officers”.

The Amtrak train service between New York City and Philadelphia was suspended after the crash.

Emergency responders search for passengers following an Amtrak train derailment in the Frankfort section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 12, 2015. An Amtrak passenger train with more than 200 passengers on board derailed in north Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least five people and injuring more than 50 others, several of them critically, authorities said. Authorities said they had no idea what caused the train wreck, which left some demolished rail cars strewn upside down and on their sides in the city’s Port Richmond neighborhood along the Delaware River. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

Emergency responders search for passengers following an Amtrak train derailment in the Frankfort section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 12, 2015. An Amtrak passenger train with more than 200 passengers on board derailed in north Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least five people and injuring more than 50 others, several of them critically, authorities said. Authorities said they had no idea what caused the train wreck, which left some demolished rail cars strewn upside down and on their sides in the city’s Port Richmond neighborhood along the Delaware River. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

Rescue workers search for victims in the wreckage of a derailed Amtrak train in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 12, 2015. The Amtrak passenger train with more than 200 passengers on board derailed in north Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least five people and injuring more than 50 others, several of them critically, authorities said. Authorities said they had no idea what caused the train wreck, which left some demolished rail cars strewn upside down and on their sides in the city’s Port Richmond neighborhood along the Delaware River. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

Emergency personnel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)

Emergency personnel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)

Emergency personnel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)

An avalanche was captured on camera moments before it descended on Everest Base Camp (AFP)

 

New York City Subway Train Derails, 19 Injured

New York City emergency crews converge at 60th Street and Broadway to evacuate passengers from a subway train after it derailed in the Queens borough of New York, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

A New York City subway train carrying 1,000 people derailed on Friday morning while traveling through a tunnel in the borough of Queens.

19 people were injured in the 10:24 a.m. incident.

It involved six cars in an eight-car Manhattan-bound ‘F’ line subway.

MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast said that the mass-transit agency will begin a full inspection of signals and tracks to investigate the cause of the derailment.

New York City firefighters emerge from a hatch in the sidewalk at 60th Street and Broadway after evacuating passengers from a subway train that derailed in the Queens borough of New York, Friday, May 2, 2014.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

New York City firefighters and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) workers attend an emergency during a derailed F train in Woodside, New York, May 2, 2014. A New York City subway train carrying 1,000 riders derailed on Friday morning while traveling through a tunnel in the borough of Queens, injuring 19 people, city fire officials said. Fifteen people escaped with minor injuries while four more were transported to a hospital with potentially serious injuries, officials said. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

New York City Buildings Collapsed, 4 Killed

Firefighters respond to a fire on 116th Street in Harlem after a building exploded in huge flames and billowing black smoke, March 12, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Two New York City apartment buildings on a largely residential Upper Manhattan block at East 116th Street and Park Avenue collapsed in a massive explosion on Wednesday at about 9:30 a.m. (1330 GMT).

Firefighters work the scene of an explosion that leveled two apartment buildings in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, March 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeremy Sailing)

At least four people were killed and at least thirty others were injured, while more than a dozen people are reportedly missing.

Officials feared more victims are trapped in the rubble and they are searching for them.

This undated file photo shows two buildings (center) on 116th St. and Park Ave in East Harlem, that are the subject of building collapse in NYC on March 12, 2014. (Via Google Maps)

Reuters reported that there were a total of 15 apartments in the five-story buildings.

Gas leak is believed to be the caused of explosion.

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Emergency workers respond to the scene of an explosion and building collapse in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, March 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeremy Sailing)

Firefighters respond to a fire on 116th Street in Harlem after a building exploded in huge flames, March 12, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire as smoke bellows from the site of a building collapse in Harlem, New York in this picture provided by Adnan Islam March 12, 2014. (REUTERS/Adnan Islam/Handout via Reuters)

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire as smoke bellows from the site of a building collapse in Harlem, New York in this picture provided by Adnan Islam March 12, 2014. (REUTERS/Adnan Islam/Handout via Reuters)

New York City firefighters hose down the rubble from a building that collapsed on Park Ave. and 116th Street in New York, March 12, 2014. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

Snow Leopard Cubs At New York’s Central Park Zoo

Snow leopard cub Little Boy tackles a pumpkin while playing in the Central Park Zoo on Thursday November 7, 2013. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

Two yet-to-be-named snow leopard cubs — a male and a female — were introduced at the Central Park Zoo in New York on Wednesday.

The zoo, so far, is dubbing them “Little Boy” and “Little Girl” before they are officially named.

They weigh 30 pounds each, but should bulk up to anywhere from 65 to 120 pounds.

The cubs are the first for 7-year-old mother Zoe and 6-year-old father Askai.

Snow leopards first arrived at the Central Park Zoo in 2009, and Askai was transferred from the Bronx Zoo in the spring.

The cubs’ viewing schedule at the zoo will vary as they adjust to their surroundings.

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Snow leopard cub Little Girl was available for photo opportunities at the Central Park Zoo on Thursday November 7, 2013. The endangered animal has the thickest coat of any big cat, and its padded feet function like insulated boots. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

A snow leopard cub looks for his mom and sister while playing at the Central Park Zoo on Thursday November 7, 2013. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

Snow leopard cub Little Girl sticks her head out from behind a tree while playing with her mother and brother at the Central Park Zoo on Thursday November 7, 2013. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

A snow leopard unofficially named Little Boy watchces his mother, Zoe, and sister called Little Girl, Thursday November 7, 2013. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

Two snow leopard cubs wrestle with a pumplin their new habitat in the Central Park Zoo on Thursday November 7, 2013. The cubs, a male and a female were born this summer. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

Snow leopard cub Little Girl licks her chops at the Central Park Zoo on Thursday November 7, 2013. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

A snow leopard cub reffered to unofficially as Little Girl takes a break with a pumpkin in her new habitat in the Central park zoo on Thursday November, 2013. The cubs have not been named officially. The brother, for now, is called Little Boy. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

Snow leopard cub Little Boy tackles a pumpkin while playing in the Central Park Zoo on Thursday November 7, 2013. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

The Art Of The Brick®, Lego Sculptures Exhibition By Nathan Sawaya

Nathan Sawaya

Nathan Sawaya is a New York based artist who creates awesome works of art out LEGO® bricks.

His recent global museum exhibitions titled, The Art of the Brick® feature large-scale sculptures using only LEGO® bricks toy building blocks. 

His work is currently on exhibit at the Discovery Times Square Museum.

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Skulls. (Courtesy Nathan Sawaya — The Art of the Brick)

A swimmer. (Courtesy Nathan Sawaya — The Art of the Brick)

A man pulling his face off. (Courtesy Nathan Sawaya — The Art of the Brick

A trio of torsos with shapes for heads. (Courtesy Nathan Sawaya — The Art of the Brick)

A red mask. (Courtesy Nathan Sawaya — The Art of the Brick)

Samurai warrior. (Courtesy Nathan Sawaya — The Art of the Brick)

Musical note. (Courtesy Nathan Sawaya — The Art of the Brick)

A man ripping open his torso. (Courtesy Nathan Sawaya — The Art of the Brick)

Peace sign. (Courtesy Nathan Sawaya — The Art of the Brick)

Blue man sits in chair. (Courtesy Nathan Sawaya — The Art of the Brick)

Artist Nathan Sawaya poses with some of his latest work. (Courtesy Nathan Sawaya — The Art of the Brick)

Depiction of a Japanese painting. (Courtesy Nathan Sawaya — The Art of the Brick)

Please click the below link for a time lapse video of Nathan Sawaya.

http://teamcoco.com/video/flaming-c-lego-time-lapse-nathan-sawaya

World’s Largest Lego Sculpture: A Life-Size X-Wing Fighter (Photos)

(Photo by Dan Bracaglia, credit to POPSCI)

Thousands of people gathered in New York City’s Times Square on May 22 to watch the unveiling of the world’s largest LEGO model, a 1:1 replica of the LEGO Star Wars X-wing Starfighter.

It took 32 model builders, 5.3 million LEGO bricks and over 17,000 hours to complete the life-size X-wing fighter.

The X-wing fighter stands at 11 feet tall, with a wingspan of 43 feet and weighing nearly 46,000 pounds.

The engines have lights and speakers, and so they light up and cycle through a pre-programmed series of launch and battle sounds.

LEGO even has the droid, the cute R2-D2 built for the project.

R2-D2. (Photo by Dan Bracaglia credit to POPSCI)

The X-wing is strong enough for a person to sit in the cockpit or perch atop one of the engines and the designers use computer to plan an intricate steel infrastructure that will ensure the X-wing won’t shatter in an earthquake.

After its time in New York City, the X-wing will travel to Legoland in California.

The life-size X-wing fighter is really awesome and I think LEGO made X-wing to promote this coming Star Wars movie.

Thousands gather in New York City’s Times Square to watch the unveiling of the world’s largest LEGO Model, a 1:1 replica of the LEGO Star Wars X-wing Starfighter that took 32 Model Builders, 5.3 million LEGO bricks and over 17,000 hours to complete, Thursday May 23, 2013. (Amy Sussman/AP Images for The LEGO Group)

LEGO Master Builder Erik Varszegi and members of the 501st inspect the thrusters of the largest LEGO model ever built, an X-wing Starfighter made from 5.3 million LEGO bricks, upon its reveal in New York City’s Times Square, Thursday May 23, 2013. (Amy Sussman/ AP Images for the Lego Group)

The world’s largest Lego modelled after the Star Wars X-wing starfighter is seen at Times Square after being unveiled in New York May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton(UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY)

The world’s largest Lego modelled after the Star Wars X-wing starfighter is seen at Times Square after being unveiled in New York May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton(UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY)

People look at a video billboard during the unveiling of the world’s largest Lego modelled after the Star Wars X-wing starfighter at Times Square in New York May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton(UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY)

The world’s largest Lego modelled after the Star Wars X-wing starfighter is seen in Times Square after being unveiled in New York May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton(UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY)

(Photo by Dan Bracaglia, credit to POPSCI)

(Photo by Dan Bracaglia, credit to POPSCI)

(Photo by Dan Bracaglia, credit to POPSCI)

(Photo by Dan Bracaglia, credit to POPSCI)

(Photo by Dan Bracaglia, credit to POPSCI)

(Photo by Dan Bracaglia, credit to POPSCI)

(Photo by Dan Bracaglia, credit to POPSCI)

The cute R2-D2 in the X-wing fighter. (Photo by Dan Bracaglia, credit to POPSCI)

(Photo by Dan Bracaglia, credit to POPSCI)

(Photo by Dan Bracaglia, credit to POPSCI)

In Photos: Northeast Blizzard Now And Then

1940: During one of the worst blizzards in New England history, the heart of Boston’s shopping district is shut down. (AP Photo/Abe Fox) Please click the photo for larger image.

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1947: Two men dig out a car after a record-breaking snowfall of 26.4 inches in New York City. (AP Photo)

1950: Webster Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh is buried under snow. (AP Photo/Walter Stein)

At first the storm gave way to some pretty beautiful landscape shots, like this one of Beacon street. (The Atlantic Wire)

But then by morning, weary shovelers were pretty tired of all the snow. You can only see the cars on this Beacon Hill street because their mirrors are showing. (The Atlantic Wire)

And despite the car ban, some people still need to get around. It just means they need to switch to alternative transportation methods like this. (The Atlantic Wire)

On the city’s south side, the scenes captured in these Associated Press photos are even scarier. There used to be cars on this street. You can barely see them now; there are only snow drifts.