To replace its aging fleet, as well as to provide additional cars for ridership growth, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) procured 202 new rail cars, referred to as the M-9 rail cars. The new rail cars were designed with improved customer amenities and overall safety features.
STV, as a subconsultant served as the lead engineer for specific electrical systems, including the automatic door system, auxiliary power system and other miscellaneous power systems. In addition, the firm also performed document reviews and monitored schedule adherence for the project.
LIRR’s M-9 rail cars feature electronic information displays, push-button electrically operated internal B-End doors, six additional seats per pair of cars, restrooms with no-touch toilets, sinks, soap dispensers, and hand dryers. The trains are also equipped with advanced safety features, including Positive Train Control allowing for monitored/controlled braking to reduce the risk of collisions or derailments along with cameras in the engineer’s cab to monitor alertness, forward-facing cameras to maintain a record of the tracks ahead and cameras in the passenger area.
