Ex-Transit Worker Sues City of Charlotte, NC Claiming He Was Fired for Reporting Light-Rail Derailment

A rail traffic controller fired by the Charlotte Area Transit System is suing the city of Charlotte, saying he was terminated for reporting a light-rail derailment that remained unknown to city officials for almost a year.

Meanwhile, Queen City News, the website of WJZY-TV, reports another CATS light rail train derailed at the agency’s yard on Wednesday.

The Charlotte Observer reports that Terry Creech accuses CATS management of wrongful and hostile termination, and in retaliation for reporting the May 2022 derailment. He was fired last June. In the suit, Creech accuses the city of concealing information and evidence related to the derailment.

Read the source article at trains.com