MNJRR Locomotive 773. Even small railroads getting the critical safety enhancement.
MIDDLETOWN – Middletown and New Jersey Railroad has been granted $1.2 million for positive train control.
The short haul rail line provides rail service connecting with long haul lines for commercial customers.
The local railroad will use the funding to monitor train speeds and prevent collisions and derailments by controlling train movements through a system of integrated command, control, communications and information technology.
The funding is awarded through the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Administration and was announced by Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.
