PELHAM, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- Metro-North Railroad representatives say a man riding on top of a train has been badly burned by a potent shock from its power lines.
Spokesman Dan Brucker says the incident Friday night was the first of its kind in the commuter railroad's 25-year history.
1010 WINS AUDIO: Kathleen Maloney reports
The Stamford, Conn.-bound train's power source was being switched from the third rail to overhead wires as it pulled into the Pelham station around 7:45 p.m. The power suddenly shut off, and the engineer went up to the roof and found Ricardo Chavez with his clothes aflame. 
The crew put the fire out with an extinguisher and rescuers got Chavez off using fiber glass arms because his body may have been electrified, Brucker said.
Brucker says Chavez was exposed to 11,000 to 14,000 volts of electricity, though he may not have touched the wire directly.
Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders says Chavez, who is in his 30s, was in good condition at a hospital late Friday.
Some photos: Courtesy Jeremiah Cox & subwaynut.com
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