years ago today is blaming the commuter railroad for a Bronx derailment that
killed four passengers, The Journal News/Lohud has learned.
The $10 million lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in New York revealed
that engineer William Rockefeller says Metro-North should have equipped the
Manhattan-bound train with a system that would have automatically applied the brakes
when the train exceeded posted speed limits.
The filing of the lawsuit was timed to meet the deadline for railroad employees with injury claims, lawyers said.
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