Feb 20, 2013 12:33 PM
To meet a new federal mandate, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will begin installing safety features on all Long Island Rail Road train tracks over the next two years as part of a new system that is designed to reduce the number of train collisions.
According to Salvatore Arena, a press representative for the Long Island Rail Road, which is overseen by the MTA, a trailer will soon be placed at the Westhampton train station to serve as an office for those employees who will be implementing and testing the new system, called the Positive Train Controls System, over the next three years.
Mr. Arena did not know the size of the trailer, which will serve as a headquarters for those installing the system on the East End, but said it will placed... more
According to Salvatore Arena, a press representative for the Long Island Rail Road, which is overseen by the MTA, a trailer will soon be placed at the Westhampton train station to serve as an office for those employees who will be implementing and testing the new system, called the Positive Train Controls System, over the next three years.
Mr. Arena did not know the size of the trailer, which will serve as a headquarters for those installing the system on the East End, but said it will placed... more
