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Metro-North Suspends Workers After Near-Miss At Station In Darien

DARIEN, Conn. – Three Metro-North workers have been suspended after miscommunication between rail controllers and a track supervisor nearly led to a serious incident near the Noroton Heights train station in Darien on Nov. 4, the New York Post reports.

Metro-North suspended three employees after miscommunication nearly led to an incident on a track near the Noroton Heights Station in Darien.

Metro-North suspended three employees after miscommunication nearly led to an incident on a track near the Noroton Heights Station in Darien.

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Thinking it was safe to do so, track workers had placed two aluminum bridge plates on a live track after contacting rail-traffic controllers, the Post said.

They asked for what rail workers call “foul time” — or permission to work on the tracks near the Noroton Heights station without creating any obstructions. But the supervisor should have asked for a “block” to take the track out of service, the Post said. 

The engineer operating the train approaching the plates on Nov. 4 managed to hit the brakes and not slam into the plates across the tracks, the Post said.

Metro-North suspended two rail-traffic controllers without pay, as well as the track foreman.

The plates are meant to help riders board a train while work is performed on the track closest to the platform.

Read the full story at New York Post.

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