What does a substation do, and how does it work? There are 104 substations on the LIRR across all areas of the Rail Road’s electrified territory. At each of these substations, AC voltage is converted to DC voltage and safely
The New Cassel substation, located at Broadway and Bond Street north of the LIRR, will be replaced as part of the LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville. This substation is approximately 40 years old and nearing the end of its operational life. It is imperative that the New Cassel substation is replaced to accommodate the additional third track and support future growth of the LIRR. The New Cassel substation replacement is part of a larger initiative to enhance service reliability and support system expansion throughout the LIRR, and ultimately support the growth and development of Long Island.
As part of proactive community engagement, the LIRR Expansion Project team met with the Principal, Gloria Dingwall, Assistant Principal and head custodian of the Dryden Street School in New Cassel, and with representatives from St. Joseph’s College Pre-K program to
The Westbury/New Cassel chapter of the NAACP invited the LIRR Expansion Project team to their Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event at the Yes We Can Community Center in New Cassel. Seth Sylvan, the 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) Community Ambassador
The LIRR Expansion Project outreach team joined the Westbury/New Cassel chapter of the NAACP and local elected officials to inform members about current project activities and to answer construction questions. The LIRR Expansion Project Team regularly makes itself available to
On January 11th, LIRR Expansion Project Team members met with State Senator Anna Kaplan and officials from the Town of North Hempstead, including Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Councilwoman Viviana Russell, to discuss various Expansion Project components within North Hempstead.
A commuter rail system in the US state of New York, Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), has replaced the Port Washington electrical substation to boost the reliability of railway services.
On January 3, 2018, Long Island Rail Road President Phillip Eng announced the LIRR had completed work to replace the Port Washington electrical substation, on time and on budget. The new substation, which was built at a cost of $26.2
On Saturday, December 15th, 3TC Community Ambassador to New Cassel, Seth Sylvan, attended the inauguration of Leslie Davis, the new NAACP Westbury Chapter President and spoke with many community leaders, including Westbury’s mayor Peter Cavallaro, Nassau County Legislator Siela Bynoe,
On December 12th the LIRR Expansion Project team met with Estefany Garay, Director of the Town of North Hempstead’s “Yes We Can” Community Center, and the center’s Coach Jackson, to advance the project’s outreach program and to strategize for future
3TC is going to great lengths to minimize the disruption to New Cassel residents during utility relocations for the Urban Avenue Grade Crossing Elimination, even removing residents’ garbage on their behalf during road closures! Expansion Project Ambassadors have been canvassing
