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LIRR engineer hires top LI lawyer

A file photo of the Port Jefferson LIRR

Photo credit: James Carbone | A file photo of the Port Jefferson LIRR station. (July 16, 2009)

The Long Island Rail Road engineer who was recently suspended on charges that he let a passenger operate a train has hired a high-powered criminal attorney who says nobody ever had control of the locomotive other than his client.

Ronald Cabrera, 40, of Port Jefferson was suspended without pay last month after an eyewitness told police that he spotted Cabrera allowing a passenger apparently...

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