Two randy city subway workers went off the rails while on the clock, repeatedly cozying up in a car — and tipping off officials to their illicit deeds by keeping the windshield shade on while it was pitch-black out.
One of the MTA employees — a supervising Romeo whose duties included inspecting tracks — copped to romping with his subordinate female “flagger” two to three times a week for about a year, according to a report by the MTA inspector general Monday.
“When asked if they were intimate while parked in their personal vehicles, she said they were physicallyclose and touched,” the agency said without identifying the pair.
The duo worked the overnight shift at the DeKalb station in Brooklyn, where the supervisor regularly “assigned the Trackworker to flag for him” and she provided “flagging protection for his nightlyassignments on the roadbed,” the report said.
Following up on an anonymous tip, investigators conducted surveillance and found the duo outside MTA worksites in a car together on five separate occasions during their work shifts.
“The [maintenance supervisor] and the Trackworker were observed together in a parked car registered to the Trackworker, on a quiet and secluded street, with a sunshade up in the front windshield (despite it being nighttime), for approximately three hours on one occasion and approximately one hour on the other,” the report said.
On another occasion, the pair took one of their cars to a laundromat and spent about an hour and 20 minutes there, the probers found.
After being confronted, the supervisor admitted the track worker had been “one of[his] best friends” since 2013, when they were both assigned to the Grand Central Terminal field office.
He said they had socialized together outside of work and “at one point had a romantic relationship and were very close.” The woman confirmed they had a romance, officials said.
The lovey dovey duo violated numerous ethics and transit work rules during their hook-ups, the IG’s office found.
Track workers who are not on the rails are supposed to wait for the next job assignment from the Dekalb station or other work sites, not leave the premises.
Workers are also supposed to take the subway to do track work, not use a private vehicle.
They are also supposed to clock out when leaving the premises during work hours.
The probe concluded the couple received full pay despite abandoning their shifts for hours.
“MTA supervisors are expected to lead by example, not teach their subordinates to violate the rules and go off site together while on the clock,” said MTA IG Daniel Cort in a statement.
“This case should send a clear message that my office will relentlessly pursue unethical conduct and blatant mismanagement day and night,” Cort said.
The hot-and-heavy behavior cost the duo tens of thousands of dollars.
The track worker was suspended from work without pay from June until December 2024, following an arbitration hearing.
The maintenance supervisor was demoted in September, without back pay following his June suspension.
“The MTA holds its workforce to the highest standard and these two employees should have known better,” said MTA rep Joana Flores.
“Lying and misusing work time will not be tolerated and is unacceptable. Both employees were immediately removed from service without pay and faced disciplinary action.”
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