MTA: Metro-North repair crews get little supervision
Posted: Apr 13, 2015 6:31 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 13, 2015 6:55 AM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's inspector general says Metro-North maintenance crews get little or no supervision and fail to document their work.
The New York Post reports Monday that the transit agency's inspector general also says maintenance crews sometimes don't even receive assignments.
Many of the problems were brought to the railroad's attention in 2001, but were not properly addressed. That audit found a lack of record-keeping for equipment failures and repair work and reported that Metro-North was not keeping track of the work by crews during their shifts.
However, Inspector General Barry Kluger's office says Metro-North's new management "clearly recognizes the seriousness of the issue."
Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said the agency is working to fix the problems by establishing a computer-based system of record-keeping to track work that's assigned and completed.
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