Pennsylvania Station, NYC - Lead Encasement

Amtrak, and the Long Island Railroad had loose and peeling lead-based paint and asbestos in a friable condition throughout the track system inside New York Penn Station. The new Acela train was blowing compressed air from the top of the train, which was blowing the loose and peeling lead based paint onto the tracks and platforms. The tracks could only be taken out of commission for a short period of time (after 10pm Friday evening until Monday morning at 5:45am).

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