Billions of dollars in infrastructure investments being made now on the LIRR could transform how Long Islanders live and commute within the next five years, experts said. From new trains to new stations to new tracks, several big-ticket improvements long debated for the Long Island Rail Road are now approved,…
LIRR is currently working to integrate a Positive Train Control (PTC) system into railroad infrastructure. PTC is a system designed to enhance railroad safety by preventing train-to-train collisions, over speed derailments, incursions into established work zones and the movement of a train through a switch left in the wrong position. The United States Congress has mandated all commuter railroad main line tracks to install an interoperable PTC system, and LIRR is complying with this federal law. PTC integration into LIRR infrastructure is currently progressing. In addition to PTC installation, Automatic Train Control has been successfully installed between Speonk and Montauk. PTC is an important step in modernizing LIRR infrastructure, as well as maintaining the safety and reliability of the LIRR for future decades.
Crews will work April 28-29 on the Double Track Project on the Ronkonkoma Branch, in addition to performing PTC tests on the Port Washington Branch. Work will also be done on a rail replacement project along the Atlantic Branch. The planned work will require changes to train schedules, which are…
The Long Island Rail Road this weekend began installing Positive Train Control, technology that can help avoid future disasters in emergency situations. PTC is a computer-controlled system that can slow or stop a train during an emergency. The railroad started its implementation on the Oyster Bay line. “They’ve been talking…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a historic $5.6 billion transformation of the Long Island Rail Road to strengthen the region’s transportation infrastructure and usher in a new era of economic growth. After 70 years of stagnation, all 100 transformative LIRR capital projects are moving forward, including the Main Line…