peacemak3r Posted March 10, 2014 Share #1 Posted March 10, 2014 A veteran Metro-North worker was struck and killed by a train in East Harlem early Monday, the latest in a series of accidents at the beleaguered commuter railroad. The employee, 58-year-old James Romansoff, was working on the tracks near East 106th Street and Park Avenue when he was hit by a Poughkeepsie-bound Hudson Line train that left Grand Central Terminal at 12:47 a.m., a Metro-North spokesman said. Romansoff was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity has not been released. The Yonkers man had spent eight years with the railroad's power department, and was part of a crew restoring power to tracks that had been closed for weekend maintenance work when he was hit. Service was suspended while emergency crews worked, and the three dozen passengers on the train that hit the worker were transferred to another train. Service was restored before the morning rush. "The entire Metro-North family mourns the loss of a colleague and a friend and we offer our deepest condolences to Jim Romansoff's family," Metro-North President Joseph Giulietti said in a statement. Metro-North authorities and MTA police are investigating, along with the National Transportation Safety Board. Source: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Metro-North-Worker-Hit-By-Train-East-Harlem-249254501.html Saw this on my friend's page, condolences to his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokkemon Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2 Posted March 10, 2014 How does this kind of thing even happen?! What happened to Prendergast's emphatic statements on safety? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4 Via Merrick Rd Posted March 11, 2014 Share #3 Posted March 11, 2014 How does this kind of thing even happen?! What happened to Prendergast's emphatic statements on safety? People are just not people of their word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted March 16, 2014 Share #4 Posted March 16, 2014 It's increasingly more evident that Metro North just can't get it together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted March 18, 2014 Share #5 Posted March 18, 2014 How does this kind of thing even happen?! What happened to Prendergast's emphatic statements on safety? Can't they have workers on tracks begin work after the last train is gone to avoid these things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckie Posted March 18, 2014 Share #6 Posted March 18, 2014 Can't they have workers on tracks begin work after the last train is gone to avoid these things An excerpt from Railroading 101: Expect a train at any time in any direction. There never is a "last" train. Just because there are no more passenger trains doesn't mean there aren't equipment moves. A mindset like that, that there are no more trains, make things even more dangerous. Workers can get complacent when there are "no more trains" and could inadvertently stray onto an otherwise live track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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