NTSB resets hearing into Metro-North derailment, accident for Nov. 6 & 7.
Metro-North Railroad leaders will spend a lot of time in federal hearings over the next couple of weeks, it seems. In addition to the session U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has planned in Bridgeport on...
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NTSB hearing on Metro-North set in Federal Register
Here’s the official notice of the federal hearing into Metro-North Railroad’s two accidents in Connecticut back in May. One left more than 70 passengers injured, the other killed a foreman. National...
View ArticleTake care driving, walking and cycling with earlier nightfall, AAA warns.
With clocks set back an hour, dusk and darkness, and the driving dangers that come with it, arrive before many people get out of work or pick up their kids from school. Three times as many people die...
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At accident hearing, Metro-North official says railroad is “behind” in...
Metro-North’s chief engineer says the railroad has fallen behind on maintenance and is falling short in other areas. This as the National Transportation Safety Board continues its probe into a...
View ArticleFed hearing into Metro-North accidents continues. Watch live on federal site.
Yesterday, a top Metro-North Railroad engineer acknowledged to federal regulators probing two train accidents that crews were behind in maintenance. This was at a hearing before the National...
View ArticleMetro-North safety improvement, with full announcement.
Metro-North has rushed to install new safety measures, on orders from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and federal regulators, at the Bronw curve where four died and more than 63 injured a week ago in the railroad’s...
View ArticleStay safe on icy roads. Dozens pile up in Yonkers. AAA gives tips.
You expect more road accidents when the weather turns bad, especially when ice coats the roads, but the pileup with two dozen or more cars on the Bronx River Parkway was something else. The snow and...
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Feds to railroads: Heed Metro-North tragedy, obey speed limits
The Federal Railroad Administration warned railroads to stick to federal speed limits on the tracks. The caution comes 10 days after Metro-North Railroad’s derailment in the Bronx that killed four and...
View ArticleFeds to begin “Deep Dive” probe of Metro-North on Monday
On Monday, the Feds will step up scrutiny of Metro-North Railroad even further with a 60-day probe called “Operation Deep Dive.” Here’s the Federal Railroad Administration’s press release with details...
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Search for Metro-North train cameras, recorders to begin
Metro-North Railroad is about to start the search for a company to fit its trains with audio recorders and video cameras that face both inward and outward as a federally recommended safety measure....
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