New LIRR switching system set for November launch
Quick ReadA new state-of-the art switching system is set to replace the LIRR's antiquated machinery at Jamaica station this fall.
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 same fire that created days of disruptions for Long Island Rail Road riders might cause only a few hours of trouble on a new state-of-the art switching system set to replace the LIRR's antiquated machinery at Jamaica station this fall, officials said Tuesday.
The impact from the electrical fire Monday that shut down the integral switching system at Jamaica - the busiest location of the...
