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In summary, a miswired switch point detector and defective circuit design that were "for some reason" not identified in testing. Not the end of this... One story that won't be going away.

Head is correct. They are for a tablet which is proposed to replace timetable, book of rules, safety rulebook, etc, etc. when and if permitted by the FRA.

The FRA along with traditional LIRR operating management shunned electronic devices for reliability reasons. Conventional thinking as that manual block operations were to critical to be dependent on a Chinese battery powered device. The risk to life was too great. Nobody wants to step up and be the ...

Several years ago, the FRA was completely opposed to any type of electronic documentation. I don't know if that has changed. I do know the LIRR is spending a fortune on fabricating the stainless folding tablet tables for the old MUs.

Andrew, I only asked if you keep your personal assessment of me and woke politics to private messages. I'm here to discuss the railroad, not your political triggers. So PM me if you want to go there. This isn't the place. Of course there are labor and political issues in this fare collection topic. ...

I obviously had no intention of making a "ridiculous post," Andrew.

"incendiary opinions..."? What's that about?

Please send me a personal message. I'd like to know what was triggering. Can you keep this private?

The MTA is trying to move to a tablet/Internet based Timetable and Rule Book. The latest hurdle was fabricating and installing stainless steel folding tables in the older equipment to provide room for enginemen to place it where it can be easily referenced.

The MTA held a press conference in Grand Central today exhibiting a pair of new-age cyber LIRR turnstiles. It seems that fare evasion is becoming such a costly Long Island pastime that the State has decided to at least talk about it. Yeah, they're talking about turnstiles. But what they are really s...

In an emergency, a diesel would be used.

The New York City Fire Department wants nothing to do with battery powered locomotives in tunnels. AT this point, you won't be seeing anything like that run underground within city limits.

Can someone kindly post or message me a track map of the new East Side Access?

Trains striking the bench wall is a rather common occurrence. It's probably reported about monthly and perhaps happens much more often. A common cause is a shifted spring seat on the car. I've never heard of any damage being caused by it. Funny that the media publishing the report made no effort to ...

Here's an interesting Website that the MTA put together for internal real time operating information. With the combining of Metro North and the LIRR's information systems, this is no longer being done internally by the Railroad: https://radar.mta.info/ If you click on a train on the map, you'll see ...

Mistakes were made. Schedules were written to accommodate railroad operations and hope was that they would fill the riders' needs. Ridership prefers Penn Station to Grand Central. It was silly to assume - from the onset - that this would not be the case. Downtown riders - which constitute a majority...

Thank you again, Steve!