The Federal Transit Administration ordered the MBTA to conduct a new series of safety briefings for workers and produce new documentation putting necessary inspection steps on the record, citing a 'continued failure' of preventing runaway trains.
Citing a"continued failure" to prevent runaway trains despite past warnings, federal overseers this week ordered the MBTA to conduct a new series of safety briefings for workers and produce new documentation putting necessary inspection steps on the record.
The briefing must provide"all workers who may in the course of their work operate a disabled rail transit vehicle and all workers who may have cause to secure these vehicles" with an overview of the circumstances in three recent incidents: a May 28"rollaway" at Cabot Yard, a May 30"rollaway on the mainline" near Braintree Station, and the latest runaway train that occurred Monday, when a train with faulty brakes slipped out of a rail yard and onto the main...
"There have been three uncontrolled train movement incidents since May 28, 2022, including on July 25 when MBTA experienced an uncontrolled train movement at the Braintree Station," FTA Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight Joe DeLorenzoto MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak.
The mandatory"safety standdown" and checklist requirements add to the FTA's nearly unprecedented involvement at the MBTA.
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