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Metro-North Announces New Safety Improvements, Positive Train Control Metro-North Announces New Safety Improvements, Positive Train Control
Metro-North Announces New Safety Improvements, Positive Train Control The MTA has taken steps to ensure the safety of Metro-North riders. Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi announced that “Positive Train Control” has been extended to cover nearly 90 percent of the Hudson Line. All Hudson Line trains, including Amtrak and CSX, are now operating in Positive Train Control for the 67 miles between Marble Hill and Poughkeepsie. According to the MTA, Positive Train Control is a signal system safety enhancement that reduces the potential for human error to cause specific types of train collisions and derailments. In Connecticut, trains traveling on the 23-mil…
Metro-North Service Changes, Buses Scheduled During Danbury Branch Upgrades Metro-North Service Changes, Buses Scheduled During Danbury Branch Upgrades
Metro-North Service Changes, Buses Scheduled During Danbury Branch Upgrades Buses will be replacing trains for some Metro-North riders in Fairfield County next week. The MTA announced that beginning on Monday, Oct. 1, through Friday, Oct. 5, crews will be making safety upgrades and improvements to the Danbury Metro-North Branch. In response, buses will be substituting for select, off-peak weekday trains. Between 9 a.m. and 6:10 p.m. each day, buses will substitute for all trains departing from Danbury to South Norwalk southbound, making all scheduled stops to South Norwalk.  Buses operate up to 15 minutes earlier than normal train times and will connect with regula…
Positive Metro-North News? Service Suspended For Train Safety Upgrade Positive Metro-North News? Service Suspended For Train Safety Upgrade
Positive Metro-North News? Service Suspended For Train Safety Upgrade If you ride the train between New Canaan and Stamford, plan on taking a bus, ride-share or driving home late tonight, and over the weekend. MTA Metro-North Railroad announced that crews will install Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment on the New Canaan Branch this weekend, Friday Aug. 10 through Sunday, Aug. 12. PTC is a technology designed to reduce the potential for human error that can lead to train-involved accidents.  This weekend, crews will install equipment required to make PTC operational on the branch, including: the wayside radio case, antenna and ancillary pieces for the way…