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LIRR fires engineer who let passenger drive train

LIRR engineer Ronald Cabrera was arrested on charges

Photo credit: Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile | LIRR engineer Ronald Cabrera was arrested on charges of letting a passenger drive a LIRR train. He later accepted a plea deal, which stated only that he allowed an unauthorized person into the train's control cab. (Aug. 5, 2009)

The Long Island Rail Road on Friday fired an engineer accused of allowing a passenger to operate a rush-hour train between Hicksville and Long Island City in July, officials said.

Ronald Cabrera's termination follows a two-month internal disciplinary review by the LIRR. The railroad cited Cabrera's "failure to protect passengers, the public, his fellow employees and himself by allowing...

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