Federal regulators studying a deadly New York derailment are considering proposals and recommendations following five accidents related to the Metro-North Railroad. The National Transportation Safety Board met Wednesday in Washington. One of the accidents was a Dec. 1 derailment that …
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 people and injured more than 70, federal regulators said Tuesday. …
A Metro-North employee paralyzed in the deadly train derailment in the Bronx has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the railroad. Samuel Rivera’s lawyer told the Daily News that his client has extraordinary medical needs as a result of his …
The driver of a van struck by a Metro-North train in Norwalk in February has been charged with drunken driving, and authorities say his blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit. The Hour of Norwalk reports that 36-year-old Jeffrey …