Fatality on Red Line @ Broadway

I remember that at one point the 01500s had large stickers that said something to the effect of "these doors do not recycle".

Prelim report states door control fault:

https://universalhub.com/2022/man-was-d ... cause-door

I've been tracking this off a Telegram group... and there's one thing that sticks out in my mind:

What was the operator of the subway train doing?

Mind me, I'm not from Boston and even after chatting with Bostonian friends, I still have questions. I do know a bit of WMATA's subway operations, though, from observation: The operator opens and closes the doors and is required to lean out and watch the doors open/close. This is so the operator can catch someone slipping in at the last minute and not get caught. If an operator doesn't do this, in this situation, they get fired.

I also know a lot about MTA Maryland's safety policies, including what happens when a death occurs in an accident and it was preventable: the operator involved is fired.

Thus the question. Are MBTA operators supposed to lean out of the subway cars and look down to see if folks are boarding still, of if someone's caught, as they close the doors? If this is policy, what was this operator doing?

The operator doesn't have to lean out. There are platform cameras that give a full view of the platform, and there is a screen at the front of the platform where the operator can see from the cab.

Are the platform cameras recorded? If so, then we have the recording of the person caught in the door, that the operator is required to view but did not. Gee whiz, you could have a laser that scans along the doors for any obstructions.

We aren't discussing anyone getting fired. The NTSB's investigation gathered loads of information unavailable to us and concluded that a faulty door was the cause of the incident.