Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line is one of the busiest commuter rail networks in the United States. The line is currently operating on copper communication circuits that are no longer being maintained by service providers and do not support the modern equipment and systems needed to operate the New Haven Line most effectively. To maintain optimum operations along the line, the Connecticut Department of Transportation developed its New Haven Signals and Communications Program, a four-phase project that is replacing these circuits with new fiber cables at all 22 New Haven Line stations.
STV’s funding and grants advisory experts worked with the Connecticut Department of Transportation to help secure a $15.4 million Federal Rail Administration Northeast Corridor Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail grant. This funding will be put toward the final phase of the signals and communications program and will help modernize data infrastructure needed for train signaling and train control, passenger information displays and security cameras.
