(Source: The Hill, March 12, 2015)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An “overemphasis of on-time performance” contributed to a series of accidents on New York’s Metro-North commuter railway that has raised questions about public transportation safety, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said in a recently completed review of the service. The review was ordered by lawmakers after four high-profile accidents in 2013. Its release follows a fifth crash on the New York commuter railway in February that killed six passengers and the driver of a vehicle that collided with a train at a railroad crossing. The FRA said its review found Metro-North had “an overemphasis of on-time performance; an ineffective Safety Department and poor safety culture; and an ineffective training program.”
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