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The NTSB provided specific details on all five incidents, including the fatal derailment worker at Spuyten Duyvil, and the death of Metro-North electrician James Romansoff, who was killed while repairing tracks in Harlem.
The other three incidents cited in the report were the fatal derailment derailment and subsequent collision of two trains near Bridgeport; the death of worker Robert Luden, who was struck by a train while working on the tracks near the West Haven Station ; and the derailment of a CSX freight train.
In each incident, common flaws were found including: inadequate or ineffective track inspection; sub-standard safety oversight; lack of safety procedures and protocol for workers; deferred maintenance issues; and lack of crash safety on passenger cars.
Along with New York Sen. Charles Schumer, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, authored legislation to overhaul and better enforce safety and reliability laws as well as improve the conditions that the NTSB report claims led to the five major incidents.
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