LIRR Wants More Time Before Cameras Start Watching Train Riders
Published Date: 11/19/2025
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Summary
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) asked for extra time to meet new rules about cameras and audio recorders on their trains. They want to delay installing certain high-tech recording features that track time, use special lighting, and aim precisely. If you want to share your thoughts, you’ve got until December 19, 2025, so don’t miss out!
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LIRR Seeks Multi‑Year Delay For Onboard Cameras
The Long Island Rail Road asked FRA on August 12, 2025 for more time to meet a new rule (49 CFR 229.136) that requires locomotive image and audio recorders to be aimed parallel to the track, include an accurate time/date stamp, and switch to infrared in low light. LIRR proposes rolling compliance deadlines from December 2028 through December 2030 and says meeting the current October 2027 deadline would cut its service capacity by more than half.
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