WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board released a detailed report about the causes of the five major Metro-North Railroad accidents between May 2013 and March 2014.

The findings released by NTSB should serve as a sobering wake-up call for MetroNorth, the Federal Railroad Administration, and commuter railroads across the country. It’s clear that MetroNorth’s safety culture was deeply flawed, and that tragic and needless death could have been prevented. The NTSB has provided an enormous public service in issuing today’s findings, and I want to thank their leaders and staff for their work. I look forward to working with MetroNorth, MTA, and FRA to implement new safety procedures and build on the important work they’ve already undertaken since these accidents.