NEW : MTA does n't comment on pending litigation , according to spokeswoman Marjorie Anders . Metro - North has had safety systems designed to stop it in an emergency . A retired Army colonel is one of the people who ' s filed a notice . A lawyer for the engineer describes what happened as ` ` highway . '' ` ` I think most people are leaning towards human rights , '' union representative says .
NEW : Metro - North has had safety systems designed to stop it in an emergency . A retired Army colonel is one of the people who ' s filed a notice . A lawyer for the engineer describes what happened as ` ` highway . '' ` ` I think most people are leaning towards human rights , '' union representative says .