Metro-North Tests New Security Cameras On Trains

Security cameras are now being tested on some Metro-North trains on the Harlem and Hudson lines as part of a nearly $18 million plan to ultimately outfit all trains with cameras, according to lohud.com.

Metro-North officials are testing a new camera system on some trains as part of a nearly $18 million plan to install the cameras on all trains in response to a 2013 fatal train derailment in the Bronx, lohud.com says.
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Amy Maciaszek

07/20/2016 8:00 a.m.

Cameras are being used in the passenger areas as well as the engineer's control area. They were recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board in response to the 2013 fatal train derailment in the Bronx, lohud.com says.

In addition to helping aid in investigations, the cameras will help deter crime, officials said. The cameras in the passenger areas will not record audio, lohud.com reports.

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