The MTA seeks to spend billions of dollars through the end of this decade replacing ancient train signals on dozens of miles of subway track, hoping to
mitigate one of the primary drivers of subway delays with modern technology that allows for faster and more reliable service., released last week, calls for $5.4 billion in spending over the next five years to replace analog subway signals dating back to the Great Depression with modern Communication-Based Train Control on four lines carrying eight distinct subway routes.
But even when they work properly, they are considered inefficient by modern standards; they are manually operated from a geriatric switchboard and operate on “blocks” that don’t tell the control room exactly where a train is at all times. Repairs must take place on-site, necessitating service disruptions.
“Service on the 7 and L, which currently has CBTC, is the premier performance that we have in our system, and we have CBTC to thank for that,” said Demetrius Crichlow, interim president of New York City Transit, at the MTA Board’s committee meetings on Monday.
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