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(Oct. 28)\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eA sleep-deprived engineer nodded off at the controls of a commuter train just before taking a 30 mph curve at 82 mph, causing a derailment last year that killed four people and injured more than 70, federal regulators said Tuesday. ...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eA sleep-deprived engineer nodded off at the controls of a commuter train just before taking a 30 mph curve at 82 mph, causing a derailment last year that killed four people and injured more than 70, federal regulators said Tuesday.  \u003cbr/\u003eWilliam Rockefeller's sleepiness was due to a combination of an undiagnosed disorder _ sleep apnea _ and a drastic shift in his work schedule, the National Transportation Board said. \u003cbr/\u003eIt said the railroad lacked a policy to screen engineers for sleep disorders, which also contributed to the Dec. 1 crash. It also said a system that would have automatically applied the brakes would have prevented the crash. \u003cbr/\u003eThe board also issued rulings on four other Metro-North accidents that occurred in New York and Connecticut in 2013 and 2014, repeatedly finding fault with the railroad. \u003cbr/\u003e\"We truly take to heart all the issues that have been stated,\" said Metro-North President Joseph Giulietti. As an example, he said the railroad already has begun a test project on engineer sleep apnea that will be expanded. \u003cbr/\u003eAsked what had happened to Metro-North in recent years, Giulietti replied: \"Our focus on on-time performance versus our focus on safety.\" \u003cbr/\u003eSen. Chuck Schumer of New York said the report revealed \"a horror house of negligence resulting in injury, mayhem and death.\" \u003cbr/\u003eThe NTSB had reported Rockefeller's sleep apnea in April, saying tests revealed it interrupted his sleep dozens of times each night. Investigators said Rockefeller told them he had felt strangely \"dazed\" right before the crash. \u003cbr/\u003eBut until Tuesday it had refrained from declaring his sleepiness the cause of the crash.  \u003cbr/\u003eIt said that less than two weeks before the crash, Rockefeller had switched from a work day that began in late afternoon to one that began early in the morning. The board said that probably compounded his sleep problem. \u003cbr/\u003eIt also noted that the technology known as positive train control was not in use at the time of the crash. \u003cbr/\u003ePositive train control can automatically bring a train to a stop if it's exceeding a speed limit. Metro-North has said it is working to install the technology. \u003cbr/\u003eOn the other accidents, the NTSB found: \u003cbr/\u003eA May 17, 2013, derailment and collision in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was caused by broken joint bars, which are used to join rails of different sizes. At least 65 people were injured. The board said Metro-North had deferred scheduled track maintenance and lacked \"a comprehensive track maintenance program.\" \u003cbr/\u003eA track foreman who was fatally struck by a train in West Haven, Connecticut, on May 28, 2013, was probably due to a mistake by a student rail traffic controller. The controller misunderstood some instructions and canceled the signals protecting the section of track the man was on, the NTSB said. \u003cbr/\u003eIn a similar accident in Manhattan on March 10, 2014, a worker was killed by a train while trying to re-energize tracks that had been out of service for maintenance. The NTSB blamed the accident of briefings that poorly communicated which part of the track would be safe. \u003cbr/\u003eThe derailment of a freight train on Metro-North tracks in the Bronx on July 18, 2013, which caused no injuries, was caused by deteriorated concrete ties and other problems compounded by deferred maintenance, the NTSB said. \u003cbr/\u003e In March, the Federal Railroad Administration issued a stinging report on Metro-North, saying the railroad let safety concerns slip while pushing to keep trains on time. Railroad executives pledged to make safety their top priority. \u003cbr/\u003eMetro-North is the second-largest commuter rail line in the country. It carried more than 83.4 million riders between New York City and its suburbs last year.\u003cbr/\u003eNew York - October 28, 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide press conference\u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE: (English Christopher Hart, Acting Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board: \"Today the NTSB is releasing repo\u003cbr/\u003erts on our investigations of five accidents on Metro-North Railroad that happened in less than a year. Taken together, these five accidents resulted in the deaths of four passengers, and two Metro-North workers, in addition to 126 injuries, some of which were very serious.\"\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide press conference\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Christopher Hart, Acting Chairman, National Transportation Saf ety Board: \"We determined that the cause of this tragic accident was the engineers noncompliance with the 30-mile-per-hour speed restriction because he has fallen asleep due to an undiagnosed severe obstructive sleep apnea. His sleep disorder was exacerbated by his recent change of work shifts of a late afternoon/evening shift to a morning/early afternoon shift.\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Mid NTSB signage\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Christopher Hart, Acting Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board: \"The Metro-North protocols and FRA regulations still in place today require vision and hearing testing every three years for safety sensitive personnel, but there are no requirement whatsoever to screen for sleep disorders. This December Metro-North plans to begin screening workers for sleep disorders. And we're very pleased that Metro-North will be taking this step but we have recommended that the FRA make this a national requirement, including screening for obstructive sleep apnea. The NTSB recommended that the FRA require screening for OSA 12 years ago, 12 years ago. And to date no regulation has come out.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide pan press conference'\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Chuck Schumer, New York: \"The tragedies demonstrated a total lack of emphasis on safety, failing to keep up on track maintenance, a limited focus on crew training and communication, and practically ignoring existing NTSB regulations. The NTSB report represents a horror house of negligence resulting in injury, mayhem and death.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Mid Giuletti approaching microphone\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Joseph Giuletti, Metro-North President: \"It is a new day at Metro-North. We truly take to heart all the issues that have been stated. And I will tell you also that in spite of whatever you hear about budgets or the call for budgets, never has the chairman or board question the money necessary to ensure safe operations.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. 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