The government should spend more money safeguarding railroad crossings that are “accidents waiting to happen,” two U.S. senators said on Feb. 15. Sens. Charles Schumer and Richard Blumenthal spoke at New York’s Grand Central Terminal, the departure point for the …
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) captive insurer and wholly owned insurance subsidiary First Mutual Transportation Assurance Company (FMTAC) will lead coverage for liability for third party claims and property losses stemming from last week’s fatal MTA Metro-North Railroad train-SUV …
It was a hellish scenario investigators had never seen before: 400 feet of electrified third rail snapped into 12 pieces and speared a commuter train during a fiery collision with an SUV. Now officials want to know whether the rail’s …
The Westchester County rail crossing made Nicole Sanders anxious even before she witnessed this week’s fiery fatal collision between a commuter train and a sport- utility vehicle. “There are a whole lot of moving parts for the driver to consider,” …
