MTA expands testing for sleep apnea after fatal 2013 Metro-North derailment at Spuyten Duyvil.
The MTA is offering sleep screenings for more employees in charge of moving commuter trains. (JAMES KEIVOM/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BY DAN RIVOLI NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 6:11 PM More MTA employees will get tested for sleep apnea, expanding a program instituted after the fatal 2013 Metro-North derailment caused by a drowsy engineer, Gov. Cuomo announced Tuesday.After testing 438 Metro-North locomotive engineers in a pilot program, sleep apnea screenings will be offered to the rail line’s conductors and Long Island Rail Road train crew staff. METRO-NORTH DRIVER WAS SUICIDAL AFTER 2013 DERAILMENTThe Metro-North engineer at …
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