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Railroad Safety

Nassau
News
Ex-LIRR Employee Admits Faking Report, Leading To Crash: US Attorney Ex-LIRR Employee Admits Faking Report, Leading To Crash: US Attorney
Ex-lirr Employee Admits Faking Report, Leading To Crash: US Attorney A man who worked for the Long Island Railroad has pleaded guilty for his role in a fake inspection report that ended up in a train derailment, officials announced. Stuart Conklin, age 66 of Magnolia, Texas, entered his guilty plea on Friday, Dec. 1 for submitting a false inspection report during his time as a LIRR worker, the US Attorney’s Eastern District of New York Office said. Conklin was working for the LIRR as a signalman at the time of the alleged crime. Among his duties was inspecting rail bonds – the electronic jumpers around railroad track joints that ensure signal currents are …

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by Sophie Grieser
North Rockland
News
New Update: Train Slams Into Truck On Track In Haverstraw New Update: Train Slams Into Truck On Track In Haverstraw
New Update: Train Slams Into Truck On Track In Haverstraw The driver of a tractor-trailer that was stuck on railroad tracks in the Hudson Valley was rescued by a police sergeant before the vehicle was hit by a train. The incident took place in Rockland County around 9:20 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 near the intersection of Route 9W and New Main Street in the town of Haverstraw, said Capt. John Gould of the Haverstraw Police. Gould said the tractor-trailer had bottomed out on the tracks and a passerby notified Sgt. Christian Mendez who happened to be patrolling in the area. Mendez was able to quickly turn around and remove the driver from the tractor…

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by Kathy Reakes
Northwest Dutchess
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Person Struck, Killed By Train In Hyde Park Person Struck, Killed By Train In Hyde Park
Person Struck, Killed By Train In Hyde Park A person standing on the train tracks in the Hudson Valley was hit and killed by a southbound Amtrak train. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 1;15 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5 just south of Rhinecliff in Hyde Park, said Jason Abrams, a spokesman for Amtrak. There have been no reported injuries to the 237 passengers or crew onboard, Abrams said. The identity of the person killed has not been released by officials at this time. The person's gender has also not been released. Amtrak is working with local law enforcement to investigate the incident.  According to the Federal R…

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by Kathy Reakes
Teaneck
News
Female Jumper Rescued From Bridge Over Teaneck RR Tracks Female Jumper Rescued From Bridge Over Teaneck RR Tracks
Female Jumper Rescued From Bridge Over Teaneck RR Tracks HEROES: Crisis negotiators got a troubled woman to safety after she threatened to jump onto the CSX railroad tracks from an overpass in Teaneck. Traffic and pedestrian traffic was stopped over the Grayson Place Bridge near Palisade Avenue after the woman was spotted outside the protective fence around 7:15 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The woman apparently was waiting for a train before jumping, one responder said. Township police alerted a Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, which sent a crisis negotiation unit.  Train traffic was also halted as negotiators spoke with her. The standoff end…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock
Police & Fire
NJ Transit: Woman Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock NJ Transit: Woman Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock
NJ Transit: Woman Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock UPDATE: NJ Transit confirmed that a woman was struck and killed by a commuter train Wednesday morning in Glen Rock. The woman, who appeared to be in her 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck near the Harristown Road grade crossing shortly before 10:30 a.m., responders said. Borough and NJ Transit police responded and summoned an Advanced Life Support unit, which made the pronouncement. The Bergen County Line train No. 45 left Hoboken at 9:48 a.m. and was to arrive in Suffern at 10:51 a.m., said Nancy Snyder, NJ Transit's chief media relations and communications offi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
South Orange
Police & Fire
Video: Train Slams Into Tractor-Trailer Stuck On Tracks In Area Video: Train Slams Into Tractor-Trailer Stuck On Tracks In Area
Video: Train Slams Into Tractor-Trailer Stuck On Tracks In Area A tractor-trailer was struck by a train after becoming stuck on the tracks in Sloatsburg. The incident took place around 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, when the Port Jervis Line Train #55, out of Hoboken, New Jersey hit the tractor-trailer that was stuck at the Washington Avenue railroad crossing in Sloatsburg, said the MTA. MTA officials said there no reported injuries.  The tractor-trailer was carrying HP laser printers which were spread all over the area following the crash. Metro-North personnel and the MTA Police are investigating the cause of the accident and train service is tem…

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by Kathy Reakes
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Saddle Brook Driver Whose Car Was Smashed By Train Was Drunk, Police Charge VIDEO: Saddle Brook Driver Whose Car Was Smashed By Train Was Drunk, Police Charge
Video: Saddle Brook Driver Whose Car Was Smashed By Train Was Drunk, Police Charge A Saddle Brook woman whose apparently disabled car was captured on police dashcam video being smashed by an Amtrak train had been drinking and driving, police said. It was 11:57 p.m. Tuesday when West Windsor police said they found the 2012 Toyota Camry's passenger side over the rail on the westbound Amtrak tracks near the Princeton Junction train station. The driver, 23-year-old Amna S. Ahmed, was out of the vehicle and with her father and sister, who’d arrived to help, authorities said. A camera on the dashboard of one of the responding officer’s cruisers captured the moment that Amtrak’…

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by Jerry DeMarco
White Plains
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Metro-North Railroad Holding Customer Forums In Area Metro-North Railroad Holding Customer Forums In Area
Metro-North Railroad Holding Customer Forums In Area Metro-North Railroad will host a series of open-house style forums to discuss upcoming railroad initiatives. The initiates are focused on improving train service as well as overall customer experience. During the “Connect With Us” forums, daily commuters, leisure travelers, community members and stakeholders are encouraged to engage in constructive dialogue with Metro-North leaders, who will listen to all feedback and answer questions. These forums have already taken place at 10 other stations: North White Plains, Beacon, Brewster, Croton Harmon, Nanuet, Harriman, Mount Vernon East, Bridg…

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by Valerie Musson
Essex NJ
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Man Struck By Montclair-Boonton Line Train In Morris County Man Struck By Montclair-Boonton Line Train In Morris County
Man Struck By Montclair-Boonton Line Train In Morris County A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by an NJ Transit Montclair-Boonton line train in Dover over the weekend. The man was taken to Morristown Medical Center with unspecified injuries  just after 6 p.m. Friday, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. The train (1079) left from Hoboken at 5:12 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Mount Olive at 6:55 p.m. None of the 18 people on board were injured, the spokesperson said. They were accommodated by bus.

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by Paul Milo
Essex NJ
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Man Killed By Train In Montclair, Delays Continue Monday Morning Man Killed By Train In Montclair, Delays Continue Monday Morning
Man Killed By Train In Montclair, Delays Continue Monday Morning  A man was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train early Monday morning in Montclair, NJ Transit said.  The man, who Transit said was trespassing, was struck around 5:20 a.m. near Watchung Avenue by a train bound for Penn Station in New York. None of the 30 people aboard were injured.  The man's name was not immediately released  Delays on the Montclair Boonton line were about an hour as of shortly before 10 a.m. 

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by Paul Milo
DV Plus - Westchester
Politics
Metro-North Secures Silence Of Rail Engineer In Deadly Westchester Crash With Secret Settlement Metro-North Secures Silence Of Rail Engineer In Deadly Westchester Crash With Secret Settlement
Metro-North Secures Silence Of Rail Engineer In Deadly Westchester Crash With Secret Settlement This is the first in a series of stories on the deadliest crash in Metro-North history. Metro-North quietly settled a legal claim made by the now-retired locomotive engineer who operated the train that collided into a Mercedes SUV at the Commerce street railroad crossing in Valhalla four years ago. The deadliest crash in Metro-North history killed the driver and five commuters from Westchester and Fairfield counties. Fifteen train passengers were injured. As another anniversary passed marking the deadliest commuter railroad crash in Metro-North history, sadly there are few new safety improv…

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by Jon Craig