A passenger train derailed in New York today killing four people and injuring 63 others as it came to rest just inches from the water, authorities said.

Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during the evening rush hour, sending 60 people to hospital.

New Yorkers are being offered free travel on subways, buses and commuter trains as the city tries to help ease recovery from the chaos caused by superstorm Sandy.

Superstorm Sandy has revealed a skeleton which may date back to Colonial times, police in New Haven, Connecticut, said today.

US President Barack Obama will travel to New Jersey later, to assess the damage caused by superstorm Sandy.

Millions of people in the US are still without power in the wake of the most devastating storm in decades to hit the country’s most densely-populated region.

Hurricane Sandy headed north from the Caribbean – where it left nearly 60 dead - to threaten the eastern US today with sheets of rain, high winds and heavy snow as millions were warned to get out of its path.

As violent protests over an anti-Islamic film sweep over much of the Muslim world, a conservative blogger’s provocative advert equating Muslim radicals with savages is set to go up in New York’s subway system.

Paul McCartney’s new bride is stepping down from the board of the authority that runs New York City’s public transit system.

Paul McCartney will marry for the third time today, tying the knot with American heiress Nancy Shevell in front of close family and friends.

Sir Paul McCartney could marry for the third time at the same location he tied the knot with first wife Linda.

Tropical storm-force winds from Hurricane Irene have begun lashing the east coast of the US, with the potential to cause billions of dollars in damage.

THE event that many feared would be the “Carmageddon” of epic traffic jams cruised calmly toward a finish last night, with bridge work on the Los Angeles roadway completed ahead of schedule and officials reopening a 16-kilometre stretch of one of the busiest US freeways.

A dispute between groups of teenagers on a New York City subway train spiralled into a spray of bullets today, leaving one man dead and three others in hospital, police said.

FLOODING in New York’s subway lines ground the morning commute to a halt yesterday, angering New Yorkers who are facing rail and utility fee hikes to support an aging infrastructure.

Some of New York City's busiest subway lines are at capacity, with no more room on the tracks to add trains to alleviate swelling crowds of riders, officials said.

Faced with mounting fines and the rising wrath of millions of commuters, the New York’s public transport union sent its members back to work without a new contract and ended a crippling, three-day strike that brought underground trains and buses to a standstill.

As New Yorkers faced day three of a commute without subways and buses, union leaders faced a court date to explain why they shouldn’t be held in criminal contempt for halting the city’s mass transit system.

SUBWAYS and buses across New York shut down this morning as transit workers walked off the job after failing to agree with management on a new contract, stranding millions of travellers.

Subways and buses across New York shut down this morning as transit workers walked off the job after failing to agree with management on a new contract, stranding millions of travellers.

New York’s transit union called a strike early today after failing to reach a deal with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

LABOUR disputes struck hard across southern California yesterday, leaving hundreds of thousands of commuters stranded, grocery shoppers inconvenienced and county jails and courts threatened with closure.