(Source: www.nj.com, November 9, 2017)
NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit sidelined 44 train engineers over the past year after testing required in the wake of a September 2016 rail crash in Hoboken found that they suffered from sleep apnea. NJ Transit screened 373 engineers for sleep disorders, said Nancy Snyder, an NJ Transit spokeswoman. Out of those engineers, 57 were taken out of service until a full sleep study could be conducted, she said. Of the 57 engineers, 44 were found to have sleep apnea and remained sidelined until they met treatment requirements, Snyder said.
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