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I was reading a project update about PTC and they mentioned Metropolitan Interlocking and was curious where this is located.

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http://www.amodernli.com/local-officials-briefed-on-elmont-station-construction-as-work-gears-up/ "The MTA and LIRR recently briefed local officials from the Town of Hempstead, Village of Floral Park and the Floral Park-Bellerose School District and Board of Education on the Elmont station proj...

Looks like if the MTA does not receive federal bailout money several MTA LIRR projects may be scrapped. - Modernizing and upgrading signals on LIRR from Babylon to Patchogue, replacing two LIRR bridges, and a new LIRR station at Elmont. Does look like no potential cuts to the Grand Central East Side...

Looks like the Penn Station Access and the Grand Central Trainshed will be scrapped without Federal bailout money Penn Station Access Grand Central Terminal Trainshed As the coronavirus pandemic rages on throughout the U.S., the four months of disruption can be felt by all sorts of businesses and ag...

LIRR Today The days of NASSAU Tower, which stands just east of Mineola station in the path of the new third track being installed as part of the Main Line Grade Crossing Elimination Project, are numbered. Reports indicate that the block operator at NASSAU will be relocated out of the tower as soon ...

Was doing some research about the Marias Pass and found this loop interesting. I assume that it must be used for helper engines to head back down the pass?

The MTA announced on Feb. 11 a shortlist of contractors who they believe are qualified to build the Metro-North Penn Access Project. The Metro-North Penn Access Project aims to introduce Metro-North service into New York’s Penn Station, creating a second route for Metro-North to reach Manhattan and...

Signaling hardware installation in the tunnels being constructed for East Side Access has now begun – the first signal head and signal case mock-up is being installed in the 63rd Street tunnel that will connect LIRR trains traveling to and from Manhattan with Queens. The signal head is fully instal...

Came across this in the Danbury News Times. Was also wondering are there any plans to improve cell coverage in the Park Avenue Tunnels? NORWALK — By the end of the year, the often intermittent internet service for mobile devices on the Metro-North Commuter Railroad may become a nightmare of the past...

If they were to electrify the Danbury Branch how many substations would they have to add?

Sad to see Queens Tower close but guess that is the price of progress. Hopefully they will be able to save Queens and Nassau like they did with some of the towers on the MNRR New Haven Line. So with Queens being remoted to JCC how much territory do they now cover besides Hall, Jay, Queens and I thin...

Hello I am just joining this group. A few questions: Are there any tracks plans available for this project? I am updating my train dispatcher program. Also will this be dispatched from PSCC or Jamaica? Logically seen from the PSCC, since harold interlocking is also controlled from it and ESA connec...

Came across this article in Newsday New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday unveiled plans to add eight tracks at Penn Station by acquiring the block just south of the Manhattan transit hub. The announcement highlighted Cuomo’s 2020 Infrastructure and Transportation agenda, which he detailed at a Ma...

Any updates on when all the movement bureau sections are moving to the JCC?

I was taking a look at MYLIRR.org and noticed that under the car tab it is now showing which cars are at capacity and which ones have seats available. I think this is a great feature and was curious as to how the website it getting this information and how accurate it is.