New Jersey Transit Rail-Crew Hours Over Safety Limits Draw Scrutiny

Federal inspectors recommend penalties amid continuing audit
Broader look at low-tech duty logs after hundreds of red flags

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Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

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By Elise Young

January 25, 2017 at 10:00 AM UTC

Updated on

January 25, 2017 at 8:45 PM UTC

New Jersey Transit faces a widening examination of its safety practices after federal regulators discovered hundreds of potential work-hour violations, including altered duty logs and shifts longer than permitted.

Federal Railroad Administration inspectors recommended penalties in September after they found timekeeping irregularities by a small sample of engineers and other on-board crew, according to obtained by Bloomberg in response to a public-records request.