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The engineer who fell asleep at the controls of a New York commuter train that derailed in 2013, killing four people and injuring 61, has sued the railroad, alleging it was negligent in failing to install an automatic braking system. William Rockefeller filed suit on Wednesday in federal court in White Plains, New York, asking for $10 million from the Metro-North Commuter Railroad for injuries he suffered, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
... Wednesday. The deadly 2011 encounter at Chamberlain's apartment a few miles north of New York City in suburban White Plains -- much of it captured on audiotape that will be played for jurors -- was a precursor to the national debate over use of ...
... statements are scheduled for Wednesday. The deadly 2011 encounter at Chamberlain's apartment in suburban White Plains - much of it captured on audiotape that will be played for jurors - was a precursor to the national debate over use of force by ...
... it ran from the southernmost part of the Bronx near the Harlem River to Mount Vernon where it branched north to White Plains and east, through Pelham, eventually as far as Port Chester. The railroad was known derisively as the "Million-Dollar-A-Mile ...
... (D), will go toward three projects that will include new traffic signals and surveillance cameras. In North White Plains, improvements will include better pavement markings and signage. Six people were killed in February 2015, when the train hit an ...
... struckan SUVat theCommerce Street crossing in Valhalla on Tuesday. The Valhalla, Hawthorne, Elmsford and North White Plains fire departments are responding to the scene Feb. 3, 2015. Firefighters work at the scene of a train and SUV accident at the ...
... caused by fuel that was spilled on a hot generator while it was being refilled. John Georgescu , who lives in White Plains, said he had been delayed for hours Wednesday morning after taking a subway and a taxi to get home Tuesday night. But as he ...
... caused by fuel that was spilled on a hot generator while it was being refilled. John Georgescu , who lives in White Plains, said he had been delayed for hours Wednesday morning after taking a subway and a taxi to get home Tuesday night. But as he ...
U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey detailed $5.2 million in railroad crossing upgrades during a news conference with federal officials Monday at the North White Plains train station. But the widower of Ellen Brody -- the 49-year-old Edgemont woman whose SUV collided with a train at Commerce Street in Valhalla last year -- called the measures "a small step toward overall rail safety" locally and nationwide.
... $5.2 million in railroad crossing upgrades during a news conference with federal officials Monday at the North White Plains train station. But the widower of Ellen Brody -- the 49-year-old Edgemont woman whose SUV collided with a train at Commerce ...
