It’s been five years since a New Jersey Transit train crash in Hoboken where one person was killed and more than 100 were injured. An investigation found the engineer suffered from sleep apnea.

The train failed to stop, crashing into the terminal platform. The derailment happening as fast as it ended during the morning rush, leaving behind destruction at one of the busiest transportation hubs in the country.  

The crash put Positive Train Control on the radar in New Jersey. It's intended to prevent train-to-train collisions as well as derailments and movements due to switches being left in the wrong positions. 

NJ Transit and PATH both finished PTC installation in 2019. Safety actions taken since the crash include forward/inward facing cameras installation systemwide, two crew members stationed on the head end of trains arriving at terminals, including Hoboken and New York Penn Station, and speed restrictions and preventive measure added to NJ Transit’s sleep apnea screening process as of 2016. 

Five lawsuits were filed after the crash, with more than $8 million paid to settle them. One of the suits was filed by the family of a woman killed by falling debris.