MTA Metro-North Railroad

2015 C3RS User Group MeetingArlington, Virginia

John McBrideLocomotive Engineer

Kirk ThomasConductor

Kevin MahoneyRoad Foreman

John PepeRail Traffic Controller

Bruce ParkinFRA

Company Overview- 900 Conductors

- 80 Rail Traffic Controllers

- 400 Engineers

- Over 1200 pieces of Rolling Stock.

- Over 700 Trains Operated Daily.

- Annual Ridership of 83 Million Customers.

- 385 Route Miles of Track Serving 125 Stations in New York and Connecticut. Second Largest Commuter Railroad in the Country.

- In 1983, Metro-North assumed the control of passenger rail responsibilities from Conrail.

- May 17th 2013, there was a main line high speed collision between two opposing trains at Bridgeport, CT resulting in 70 injuries.

- May 28th 2013, Track Supervisor on an out of service track was fatally struck by a train in West Haven, CT.

What Brought Us To The C3RS Program?

- December 1st 2013, a Hudson Line express train derailed at Spuyten Duyvil Station in Bronx, NY resulting in 4 fatalities and 61 injuries

C3RS Implementation :

- IMOU finalized on September 16, 2014

- PRT Staffing finalized in December 2015

- C3RS Training Program instituted for all PRT members in January 2015

- C3RS Employee Roll Out Mid April 2015

- C3RS Management Roll Out Early April 2015

Rule Book Insert

Case Work :

- Initial NASA case download consisted of 12 cases

- To date, a total of 237 Close Call Reports received

- 77 Total Cases Analyzed

60%30%

5%5%

C3RS Reporting Statistics

Speeding Door Openings Switches Other

PRT Recommended Corrective Actions :Speeding Cases:- Temporary Speed Restriction Reminder Sign – For

Engineer Reference

Field Application of Proposed C.A.

Door Opening Cases:

- Numbered Car Marks on all Platforms - For Conductor Reference

Field Application of Proposed C.A.

Future Proposed C.A.’s and Program Enhancement

- Enhanced Job Safety Briefing Check List to emphasize situational awareness.

- Non Punitive Joint Operational Testing between FRA, Labor and Management.

- PRT Members to attend Safety Stand Down.

- Hang Tag Reminder for engineers.

- Introduction of C3RS Program for new hires and annual block training.