The brakes didn’t work.
That’s what Metro-North operator William Rockefeller told investigators just after he his train’s deadly derailment in the Bronx on Sunday, law enforcement sources told The Post.
Rockefeller, 46, said he hit the brakes as his train approached the Spuyten Duyvil station, but nothing happened before cars flipped out of control.
“We’re looking into the speed” and also the possible brake issue, a law enforcement source said.
Rockefeller’s dad, William Rockefeller Sr., told The Post that he’d just seen his son at Thanksgiving — and was unaware of the horrific accident until a relative called him.
The operator’s father said he didn’t know his son was even on the train until William Jr.’s wife called him shortly after the crash.
“I had no idea he was involved,’ the train operator’s dad said.
“His wife called us just to let us know. We’re doing as good as can be expected… We’re holding up.”
William Rockefeller Sr. stuck up for his kid.
“He’s one of the better engineers, the most dependable. And he really does like trains,” William Sr. said of his son, who has been with the MTA at least 15 years.
The train operator is married, but has no children. He’s never been in an accident before, according to his pop.
“It’s too traumatizing right now,” the dad said before hanging up.
Additional reporting by Larry Celona and David K. Li
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