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SUMMARY:LIMBA program - Helena Williams LIRR president
DESCRIPTION:  \nOur  speaker this morning was Long Island Railroad President Helena  Williams. Helena has been our guest speaker at LIMBA each year for the  last few years. Her mission today was to inform us of the various  projects the railroad is working on. \n  \nThe  principal effort of today’s discussion was the second track on the  Ronkonkoma line. The electrification of the Ronkonkoma line was  accomplished in the mid 1990’s but only one track was active.(That was a  project a LIMBA requested) But Ms. Williams pointed out that although  the rail system could not find the money for the second track\, however  the electrical substations were built robust enough to support the  additional track. That made the building the second track less of a  burden\, and now it is coming to fruition\, she credited the past  leadership’s foresight. \n  \nDouble  track will advance the efforts of the LI MacArthur airport to regain  passengers and be profitable. It will have an impact on economic  development by allowing reverse commutes. Williams expects to be able to  have half hourly service in both directions during off-peak times\,  resulting in a substantial increase in service. \n  \nBeyond the service improvements are the economic benefits of engaging workers building the infrastructure. \n  \nThe  resiliency of the system by making this second track improvement will  also serve us better when we suffer large scale disasters such we saw in  hurricane Sandy and what we are now seeing in the Philippines. \n  \nWilliams  pointed out that some of the planning that was done over 100 years ago  served us well. The tunnels leading into Penn Station were built at a  much lower level than the station itself. These tunnels did take on  water but Penn Station was spared\, and that would have been a much worse  situation. Helena stated before she closed that the mainline  improvements are essential when you consider the growing frequency and  ferocity of weather patterns. \n  \nThere  are so many good reasons for making the proposed improvements and  outreach to the community is essential to making the public aware and  winning support for the railroad. That’s what she accomplished today. \n  \nThis  meeting was sponsored by Greenman Pedersen Inc.\, an engineering firm  that has expertise in railroad planning and design as well as other  disciplines. Team leader Denise Carter introduced the speaker- Thank you  Greenman Pedersen. \n  \nErnie Fazio
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/limba-program-helena-williams-lirr-president/
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SUMMARY:Thanksgiving weekend - no meeting
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URL:https://limba.net/calendar/thanksgiving-weekend-no-meeting-2/
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