EXCLUSIVE: Was fatigue a factor in January LIRR crash?
In recent years, there have been a rash of rail accidents in which fatigue is believed to have played a major role. So when Engineer Michael Bakalo slammed a passenger train into a Brooklyn station four months ago, 7 on your Side Investigates started digging to see if fatigue might again be a factor. What was discovered is the engineer worked huge amounts of overtime , and he is not alone when it comes to long hours at the Long Island Rail Road.
