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Re: FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 12-07-2013 - 04:30

SP5103 Wrote:
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> It would be interesting to know the rest of the
> story on this. Is this due to political pressure,
> or is the FRA unhappy with Metro-North?

See this article:

Quote:
Blomburg BusinessWeek
In his letter, Szabo cited four Metro-North accidents that have occurred this year resulting in a total of five deaths and 129 injuries, a list that includes a May 17 passenger train derailment in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

“The specific causes of each of these accidents may vary, but regardless of the reasons, four serious accidents in less than seven months is simply unacceptable,” Szabo said.


Full article here:
[www.businessweek.com]

There are multiple other articles about this situation in each edition of Trainnews published for the last 5 days.

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  FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR OPRRMS 12-06-2013 - 20:29
  Re: FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR SP5103 12-06-2013 - 23:21
  Re: FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR Graham Buxton 12-07-2013 - 04:30
  Re: FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR J 12-07-2013 - 05:22
  Re: FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR Rich Hunn 12-07-2013 - 08:31
  Re: FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR--Not PTC ex-BN 12-07-2013 - 09:31
  Re: FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR--Not PTC Mark 12-07-2013 - 13:08
  Re: FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR--Not PTC ex-BN 12-07-2013 - 13:48
  Re: FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR--Not PTC The Unprofessional Iconoclast 12-07-2013 - 14:06
  Re: FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR--Not PTC Mark 12-07-2013 - 16:27
  Re: FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR--Not PTC mook 12-07-2013 - 16:40
  Re: FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR--Not PTC mook 12-07-2013 - 16:42
  Re: FRA issues E.O. 29 to MNCR--Not PTC Rich Hunn 12-07-2013 - 18:18


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