Metro-North Rebuked by Rail Regulator Over Accident Pattern
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The top U.S. rail-safety regulator ordered Metro-North Railroad’s operator to act immediately to strengthen safety after a series of accidents, including last weekend’s derailment in which investigators think the train’s driver wasn’t fully alert before the crash.
The Federal Railroad Administration yesterday called for mandatory safety retraining of Metro-North workers and the creation of a confidential reporting system that lets employees report safety concerns, according to a letter from the agency to New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority. It asked MTA, which operates the railroad, to respond by Dec. 6.