Tag: safety
After the Metro-North derailment that killed four people in December, the Federal Railroad Administration conducted a study on the safety of the MTA-operated commuter line. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they found that a “deficient safety culture” prevails on the rail system. According to the New York Times, the federal administration found that workers are pressured to “rush when responding to […]
In response to the recent spat of subway-related deaths, the train operators union has called for drivers to drastically reduce their speed when entering a station. A memo distributed by the union urges operators to “enter every station as if there is a pair of yellow lanterns at the entrance,” a sign which calls for […]
