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EuroStar wrote:I am surprised that even after such a serious accident, there have been no calls for grade separation in the area of some sort. I am not advocating for grade separation. I am just surprised because in this day and age one expects that at least one not well informed politician would have called for it already.
Backshophoss wrote:That crossing needs to be closed off or history will be repeated in the future!
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Four years after the deadliest accident in Metro-North’s history, the design of the third rail has become a central focus of lawsuits filed by the estates of those who died aboard Train 659, an investigation by The Journal News/lohud.com has found.
The debate comes down to this.
Why did the third rail function like a killing spear, taking the lives of everyone in its direct path and sparking a fire that consumed the lead car?
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Metro-North says Brody is to blame for the accident for illegally stopping on a grade crossing equipped with warning devices, flashing lights and automatic gates that were all in good working order. The railroad, along with the Town of Mount Pleasant, is suing her husband, Alan Brody, the administrator of his wife’s estate.
Brody, meanwhile, is suing Metro-North and Mount Pleasant, claiming his wife was trapped on an unsafe crossing and unaware she was on railroad tracks. His lawyer, Philip Russotti, says a faulty signal system didn’t provide cars enough time to clear an intersection at the crossing.
In 2017, the NTSB concluded Brody’s actions caused the crash, while noting the third rail design led to the loss of life.
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