The new Long Island Railroad terminal can open next month without the legally required technology in place to prevent collisions with Amtrak trains, officials said.
A new Long Island Rail Road station can open at Grand Central Terminal next month after the feds granted a waiver to a safety regulation requiring a specific technology that prevents train crashes, but which LIRR leaders say is redundant, The Post has learned.
Local officials say the tech is not needed because the new tunnel and station already have several safeguards in place to prevent oversize Amtrak trains from accidentally heading the wrong way. The tech will eventually be added after the station’s opening. “We received the FRA waiver as anticipated since the LIRR train control system already has features that prevent oversized trains from entering the east side tunnels,” MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said in a statement.
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