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LIRR switch system hit by fire is nearly 100 years old
Photo credit: Newsday File / Alan Raia | In this 2008 photo, LIRR block operator Latisha Johnson throws switches at Hall Tower to navigate trains on the right tracks in and out of Jamaica station. (Feb. 13, 2008)
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The near-century-old LIRR track switching system in Jamaica that caught fire Monday and nearly shut down the nation's largest commuter rail system will be replaced this fall with state-of-the-art computer technology that transit advocates hope will be less vulnerable.
During two weekends in October and November, the Long Island Rail Road will change to a microprocessor-based switch and signal...
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