On the morning of December 1 , 2013 , a Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line passenger train derailed Self_motion near the Spuyten Duyvil station in the New York City borough of the Bronx .

It was the deadliest Killing train accident within New York City since a 1991 subway derailment in lower Manhattan , and the first accident in Metro-North 's history to result in passenger fatalities .

Due to a number of other recent accidents involving Cause_to_be_included Metro-North trains and tracks , the Federal Railroad Administration ( FRA ) demanded Request improved Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale safety measures , which Metro-North began Process_start implementing Hold within a week of the accident .

Due to a number of other recent accidents involving Cause_to_be_included Metro-North trains and tracks , the Federal Railroad Administration ( FRA ) demanded Request improved Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale safety measures , which Metro-North began Process_start implementing Hold within a week of the accident .

The report Reporting faulted Judgment_communication both Metro-North for not screening its employees Employment in sensitive positions Placing for sleep disorders , and the FRA for not requiring railroads do such screening .

Commuter rail service by Metro-North Railroad , which owns the line , was suspended for two weekends in order to fully restore Recovering normal operations .

It did not fault the crew , instead criticizing Judgment_communication Metro-North for failing to maintain the track and surrounding Surrounding ballast to the point that the track went out Self_motion of gauge .

Later in the year , in a comprehensive safety review after another derailment Catastrophe of a passenger train nearby resulted in the first passenger fatalities in Metro-North 's history , the NTSB cited Adducing the maintenance shortfall as part of an inadequate `` safety culture '' at the railroad .