Category: Regional Agencies
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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
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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
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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
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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
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If your subway train is late in New York, your boss may not understand, and a note from Mom may not further your… Continue Reading Train Late? MTA Writes Excuse Notes
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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
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The Federal Railroad Administration issued an emergency order on Friday, December 6, ordering Metro-North Railroad to implement enhanced safety practices at certain track… Continue Reading Feds Order Emergency Rules on Metro-North
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The common operation of “push-pull” trains by railroads again came under investigation as it was revealed that the control cab at the front… Continue Reading Push-Pull Train in Crash Lacked “Alerter”
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According to the lawyer for the engineer who was running the Metro-North train that crashed on December 1, killing 4 passengers and injuring… Continue Reading “Highway Hypnosis” May Have Caused Rail Wreck
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New York City Subway ridership set a modern one-day record on Thursday, October 24, 2013, when 5,985,311 riders were counted entering the system,… Continue Reading NY Subways Set One-Day Record
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