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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Tue Apr 29, 2014, 01:12 PM Apr 2014

MTA Votes To Expedite Safety Effort On Metro-North, LIRR Trains

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is speeding up a project to improve safety on Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road.

As WCBS 880′s Paul Murnane reported, the agency approved an additional $11.3 million contract to expedite the retrofitting of hundreds of Metro-North and LIRR coaches for Positive Train Control.

The MTA already has a $428.5 million contract for PTC, which was awarded last fall.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/04/29/mta-votes-to-expedite-safety-effort-on-metro-north-lirr-trains/