A New Jersey Transit engineer is no longer licensed to get behind the wheel of a car, but is permitted to be at the controls of a train with hundreds of people aboard.

Thomas Broschart's driver's license is suspended for 10 years following a pair of drunk driving convictions, but it hasn't stopped him from continuing to be employed by the transit agency as a engineer, according to a report on WABC-7's website.

Broschart has taken advantage of a loophole in federal railroad regulations that does not require train operators to have a motor vehicle license, the report said.

NJ Transit is, however, permitted to add extra restrictions on who can transport passengers.

One of Broschart's supervisors is his brother Donald Broschart, the report said.

In 1995, Broschart's license was suspended for two years because he refused to have his blood-alcohol level tested, the TV station reported. In 1999, his license was suspended for a year for driving while intoxicated, and in 2001, his license was suspended for not complying with a mandatory alcohol program.

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) said his staff will contact the Federal Railroad Administration to check into whether the law needs to be changed.

Broschart, 60, of Point Pleasant, was paid $101,084 in 2015, That total includes $32,982 in overtime and $16,580 in "other payments" according to public records.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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