NTSB 143 page report on Organizational Factors in Metro-North Railroad Accidents

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NTSB 143 page report on Organizational Factors in Metro-North Railroad Accidents

 

Report: http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2014/SIR1404.pdf

 

Summary

 

During the time period between May 2013 and March 2014 the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) launched investigative teams to five significant accidents on the Metro-North Railroad (Metro-North): 

 

the May 17, 2013, derailment and subsequent collision in Bridgeport, Connecticut; 

 

the May 28, 2013, employee fatality in West Haven, Connecticut; 

 

the July 18, 2013, CSX drailment on Metro-North tracks in The Bronx, New York; 

 

the December 1, 2013, derailment in The Bronx, New York; and 

 

the March 10, 2014, employee fatality in Manhattan, New York. In combination, these accidents resulted in 6 fatalities, 126 injuries, and more than $28 million in damages.

 

This special investigation report discusses all five of the recent Metro-North accidents investigated by the NTSB, examines some of the common elements of these accidents, and addresses the steps that Metro-North, the Metropolitan Transit Authority , and the Federal Railroad Administration have taken as a result of these investigations. This report also highlights lessons learned and provides recommendations to Metro-North, MTA, and several other entities to improve railroad safety on Metro-North and elsewhere.