Moving New York Achieving new levels of reliability for the nation’s largest commuter rail electric multiple unit fleet. In the mid-1990s, the two New York commuter railroads were experiencing growing ridership and increasing reliability challenges with their workhorse electric multiple unit (EMU) fleets. Both railroads were operating EMUs that had been in service for more than 30 years. Their analog cab signal equipment was increasingly prone to failure in service. At the same time, the railroads’ increased use of cab signaling systems without wayside signals were compounding the reliability issues with on-board cab signal equipment, reducing reliability and the ability of the systems to meet passenger demand. LTK was selected by both commuter railroads to develop a new generation EMU emp

Join for free to read