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MTA finally installs life-saving tech on LIRR and Metro-North
The MTA has finally finished installing federally mandated, live-saving technology on the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North, officials said Wednesday. The technology, called Positive Train Control, automatically stops...
Train driver in deadly Metro-North derailment drops $10M lawsuit
A former Metro-North operator who fell asleep at the switch of a train that derailed in 2013 -- killing four people -- has dropped his $10 million lawsuit against his...
Engineers in train crashes had sleep apnea: probe
The engineers of two commuter trains that crashed in New Jersey and Brooklyn, causing one death and leaving more than 200 injured, were both suffering from sleep apnea, federal investigators...
MTA exec reveals sleep apnea diagnosis
The head of the MTA revealed Wednesday that he suffers from sleep apnea — just like the train operators who fell asleep at the controls during a series of recent...
Engineer in deadly Metro-North derailment gets lifetime pension
The Metro-North engineer who fell asleep at the switch of a train that derailed, killing four people and injuring 63, will collect a $3,200-a-month disability pension for the rest of...
Engineer in deadly derailment sues Metro-North
A Metro-North engineer who killed four people in a fatal Bronx derailment when he fell asleep at the controls is suing his former employer — claiming that the accident was...
Haunting photos of the deadly Metro-North crash
Newly released photographs of February’s deadly Metro-North crash in Westchester show a burnt-out shell of a train car and the charred wreckage of the SUV that was stopped on the...
Flashbacks for Metro-North derailment survivors after Amtrak crash
The deadly Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia last week brought back painful memories for Metro-North passengers involved in recent rail accidents in The Bronx and Westchester, survivors told the Post. Former...
No charges against conductor of deadly 2013 Metro-North crash
No criminal charges will be brought against the engineer who fell asleep at the controls in the deadly 2013 derailment of a Metro-North train in The Bronx, prosecutors said Thursday....
Bill calls for $200M more a year to make railroad crossings safer
A new federal bill calls for spending nearly $200 million more a year to make railroad crossings safer to prevent accidents such as the recent deadly Metro-North tragedy in Westchester,...
Metro-North engineers to be tested for sleep apnea
A new Metro-North pilot project starting in January will screen hundreds of engineers for sleep apnea, the MTA said Monday. The railroad's 410 train operators and 20 more in training...
Engineer fell asleep before deadly train derailment: feds
A sleep-deprived engineer nodded off at the controls of a commuter train just before taking a 30 mph curve at 82 mph, causing a derailment last year that killed four...
Metro-North engineer sped 4 times week before deadly crash
The speeding Metro-North engineer whose train derailed in The Bronx in a crash that killed four people also broke the speed limit on four runs the week before the deadly...
Metro-North releases action plan to beef up safety
HARTFORD, Conn. — The nation's second-largest commuter rail line says it has completed most of its priorities to improve safety following a series of accidents last year. The Metro-North Railroad...
Legal settlements begin in deadly Metro-North derailment
Metro-North has settled 10 claims by riders injured in December’s deadly train derailment — but it’s facing another 72 lawsuits that could entangle the agency in years of costly litigation,...
Metro-North engineers to be tested for sleep apnea
Metro-North wants to test all of its engineers for sleep apnea in the aftermath of a fatal Bronx derailment that occurred when the engineer dozed off. The effort comes two...
Paralyzed father sues for $100M over Metro-North crash
The Metro-North employee who took the ill-fated Hudson Line train on a day off to hang out in New York City with his son recalled the harrowing crash that left...
Ex-cop sues MTA for $10M over fatal Metro-North crash
A former city cop slapped the MTA with a $10 million suit for injuries he sustained during last year’s deadly Metro-North derailment — bringing the total number of suits against...
Metro-North crash conductor has sleep apnea: NTSB
He was “hypnotized.” The engineer at the controls of the speeding Metro-North train that killed four people in the Bronx when it derailed told investigators he felt stupefied from staring...
Metro-North 'pulled medical care funding for crash victims'
An attorney for injured passengers of last year’s Metro-North derailment claims the railroad pulled funding for the victims’ medical care after promising to cover the costs. Lawyer Michael Lamonsoff blasted...