The Federal Railroad Administration have released a report of the Metro-North rail line’s safety procedures, calling them, ineffective training, poor supervision of tracks and a dangerous emphasis on on-time performance over safety and maintenance.
The 60-day review “… is a severe assessment and it is intended as an urgent call to action to Metro-North’s leadership,” states the report.
The Dec. 1 derailment – train driven by William Rockefeller – was going 82 mph approaching a curve, is what has caused the review. The result of the derailment, killed four passengers and injured 70. Bigger steps are being taken, so that these kind of fatalities will be far and less.
Joseph Giulietti makes a statement into the efforts of the federal agency:
“The Federal Railroad Administration has performed an important review of Metro-North operations and recommended significant improvements. We take those recommendations seriously …. Metro-North is taking aggressive actions to affirm that safety is the most important factor in railroad operations, and we welcome the FRA’s continued involvement to help Metro-North establish a consistent safety-first culture throughout the railroad.”
