Responding to a Federal Railway Administration (FRA) critique of the railroad’s “safety culture”, which the FRA characterized as “deficient”, Metro-North (M-N) Railroad president… Continue Reading M-N: Heavy Demand May Have Affected Safety
A Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) study of operations at Metro-North Railroad has concluded that the rail line suffers from a “deficient safety culture” that… Continue Reading Feds Hit Metro-North on Safety
Outbound New York commuters in the evening rush were seriously affected by problems on successive days. First, on Thursday, January 23, Metro-North’s entire… Continue Reading M-N, NJT Snarled on Successive Days
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in his State of the State address on January 8, included a proposal for Metro-North service from the… Continue Reading Cuomo Backs Hell Gate Transit Plan
Metro-North Railroad, still reeling from the fatal train wreck on December 1 and consequent operating changes forced by federal inquiries, now is contending… Continue Reading Metro-North Hit by Worker Fraud Charges
After 4 passengers died in the Metro-North wreck on December 1, suspicion rapidly focused on the engineer after it became apparent that he… Continue Reading Charges Unlikely in Metro-North Wreck
Two weeks after Metro-North (M-N) Railroad’s fatal crash on December 1, questions continue to surface regarding the railroad’s attention to safety. Significant changes… Continue Reading Metro-North Safety Commitment Questioned
Following the fatal train wreck on December 1, the United States Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on December 12 ordered an “extraordinarily rare” review… Continue Reading US Orders Metro-North Safety Review
Acting quickly on December 8 after the Federal Railway Administration ordered enhanced safety precautions following the fatal Metro-North crash on December 1, Metro-North… Continue Reading Metro-North to Upgrade Signals After Wreck
The National Transportation Safety Board’s on-site team investigating the December 1 fatal crash on Metro-North Railroad has completed its initial work and has… Continue Reading Safety Board Reports on Crash Investigation
