▁ ▁John ▁J . ▁De C urt is , ▁ 5 9 , ▁lived ▁on ▁St aten ▁Island , ▁was ▁the ▁engineer ▁of ▁train ▁# 1 2 5 4 ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁engineer ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁David ▁Stern , ▁ 4 9 , ▁lived ▁in ▁Fair ▁La wn , ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁passenger ▁who ▁died . ▁ ▁Alfonso ▁Deb on is , ▁ 4 7 , ▁lived ▁in ▁Has br ou ck ▁He ights , ▁was ▁the ▁engineer ▁of ▁train ▁# 1 1 0 7 , ▁employed ▁by ▁N J ▁Trans it ▁Rail ▁Oper ations ▁for ▁ 7 ▁years , ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁engineer ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁The ▁accident ▁was ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁area ' s ▁worst ▁train ▁accident ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁New ark ▁Bay ▁rail ▁accident . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁accident ▁Com et ▁II ▁cab ▁car ▁# 5 1 4 6 ▁was ▁scra pped , ▁while ▁GP 4 0 PH - 2 ▁# 4 1 1 0 , ▁and ▁Com et ▁I ▁cab ▁car ▁# 5 1 2 0 ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁service . ▁ ▁One ▁year ▁later , ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁GP 4 0 PH - 2 ▁# 4 1 4 8 ▁was ▁re built , ▁and ▁put ▁back ▁in ▁service ▁as ▁# 4 2 1 9 ▁following ▁the ▁re build . ▁ ▁Emer gency ▁response ▁ ▁The