LIRR signal system upgrades to cost $500G
Photo credit: Charles Eckert | A file photo of the LIRR tracks near the Jay switching station on the west side of Jamaica train station. (Sept. 30, 2011)
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More surge protection and improved isolation of computer processors are among $500,000 in upgrades planned for the LIRR's $56-million signal system at Jamaica station that was seriously damaged by a September lightning strike, almost bringing the railroad to a halt, officials said Monday.
The Italian company that designed the system -- Ansaldo STS, of Genoa -- has agreed to pay for those improvements...
