New York’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has awarded a $42m contract to Italian company Ansaldo Signalling and Transportation Systems (Ansaldo STS) to design and develop a new signalling system using computer-based train control.
Under the terms of the deal, Ansaldo STS will deliver its MicroLok II Multi-Purpose wayside controller for several important and safety-critical functions, Ethernet communications systems, Power Frequency (PF) Track Circuits, and digital signal transmitters or receivers.
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The new signal system will serve the LIRR’s existing line, which runs for 18 miles from Ronkonkoma to Farmingdale in New York. It also includes 5.3 miles of double-track.
The system will also serve the new 12.7 miles of additional double track currently under construction, making a continuous 18-mile double track corridor with eight interlockings, highway crossings, seven stations, and freight railroad sidings.
