The accident occurred when a Long Island Rail Road train, on track three in multiple track territory, approached a five-member crew of roadway workers in the Queens Interlocking.
Personal protective equipment, including masks, continues to be mandatory for certain positions and duties across the agency and will continue to be provided in these instances.
The MTA continues to work around the clock with the CDC, DOH and other agencies, and has already taken a number of steps to provide information about the virus to employees and customers.
The activation puts 72.5% of the LIRR’s 305 total route miles now operating in PTC.
Gains come as agencies undertake historic capital renewal and expansion and report ridership gains.
Visual campaign promoting kindness, respect and solidarity, follows 42% increase in hate crimes on NYC Transit System in 2019.
NTSB recommendations developed from investigation into five accidents that killed six people and injured 126 more.
The FRA recommends other railroads review program, which uses flexible delineators at railroad crossings and enhanced GPS alerts.
The segment of the Montauk Branch between Babylon and Patchogue received the technology in April, and the Hempstead Branch received it in August.
Subway average weekday ridership of 5.77 million in September was up 4.5% over the prior year, and local bus ridership of 2.25 million was 1.5% over the previous year.