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Long Island Rail Road engineer Ronald Cabrera has been suspended without pay for allegedly allowing a passenger to operate a commuter train part of the way on a westbound run between Hicksville, Long Island, to Hunters Point Avenue, Queens, the morning of July 2nd, reports Newsday:
After the train arrived at its destination, a passenger called police to report that he witnessed another passenger in the cab without the engineer, according to MTA police. …
"These allegations are extremely serious and troubling," LIRR spokesman Joe Calderone said in a statement. "The LIRR moved immediately to safeguard the public following receipt of the complaint against the employee, who faces disciplinary charges up to and including termination."
LIRR officials said that the train usually reaches speeds of up to 80 mph during the 25-mile stretch between Hicksville and Hunters Point Avenue. There are usually about 400 passengers on the train during that stretch, Calderone said.
There were no stops in between those two points, according to an LIRR schedule.
Attorney Edward Yule who has represented LIRR employees in disciplinary cases tells Newsday that the passenger’s report would be "very difficult to prove" because they can’t see inside the engineer’s cab.
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