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Engineer At Controls Of Train In Deadly Hoboken Crash Gets His Job Back Engineer At Controls Of Train In Deadly Hoboken Crash Gets His Job Back
Engineer At Controls Of Train In Deadly Hoboken Crash Gets His Job Back A train engineer whose undiagnosed sleep apnea was determined to be a factor in a crash at Hoboken Terminal three years ago that killed one and injured more than 100 others will once again work for NJ Transit, an arbitrator ruled late last month.  Thomas Gallagher was at the controls Sept. 29, 2016, when the train, travelling at twice the speed limit of about 10 mph, crashed through a barrier and hit the station. Falling debris killed a 34-year-old Hoboken woman.  Gallagher was found unconscious in the train and had no recollection of the crash. He was suspended and later fired by…

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Doctor:NJ Transit Ignored Engineer's Sleep Apnea Before Fatal Hoboken Crash Doctor:NJ Transit Ignored Engineer's Sleep Apnea Before Fatal Hoboken Crash
Doctor:NJ Transit Ignored Engineer's Sleep Apnea Before Fatal Hoboken Crash A doctor testified that NJ Transit bosses didn't noticed that one of their engineers suddenly gained weight and didn't bother to test him for sleep apnea, leading up to the 2016 fatal Hoboken train wreck, the New York Post reports. The National Transportation Safety Board held the final hearing on the Hoboken crash and a similar one in Long Island that occurred last year, on Tuesday. "In both cases, the board found that the engineers were suffering from obstructive sleep apnea and had passed out as they entered the train terminals," The Post says. "Regular testing would have …

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by Cecilia Levine