A teen was struck and killed by a Metro-North train in Connecticut, leading to disruptions on the Danbury Branch Wednesday night.
An engineer who fell asleep at the controls of a speeding train in New York City, causing a derailment that killed four people, will receive a lifetime disability pension from the commuter railroad that employed him, a published report said.
Engineer William Rockefeller claims Metro-North should have equipped his train with a system that would have automatically applied the brakes when the train exceeded posted speed limits.
The safety upgrades are happening because of a boost in funding. The Federal Railroad Administration gave more than $5 million to the New York State Department of Transportation. Improvements are planned at dozens of Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road crossings.
A young woman from Westchester County was honored for her courage and quick action in the minutes after a deadly Metro-North train crash.
Senator David Carlucci and Assemblyman Tom Abinanti on Friday called on the New York State Senate to pass legislation that would require the State Department of Transportation to conduct a statewide study of level grade rail crossings.