The following are the roles and responsibilities, by functional area or by project, for MTA Metro-North Railroad.
| Functional Area or Project |
Roles and Responsibilities |
Status |
|
Archived Data Systems for New York City Sub-Regional ITS Architecture |
Collect and archive transit information, such as transit fare information, passenger information, transit services, transit vehicle maintenance data, etc. |
Planned |
|
Emergency Management for New York City Sub-Regional ITS Architecture |
Coordinate emergency plans, emergency transit schedules, and the status of emergency transit systems with the NYC OEM Watch Command Center. |
Existing |
|
Parking Management for New York City Sub-Regional ITS Architecture |
Establish relationships with financial institutions for smart card payments. |
Planned |
| Provide regional smart card and transponder tag capabilities at facilities. |
Planned |
|
Transit Services for New York City Sub-Regional ITS Architecture |
Coordinate transit schedules with other local transit agencies, particularly for transit connections at transit transfer points. |
Planned |
| Coordinate transit security incidents with MTA Police and the NYPD. |
Planned |
| Monitor transit facilities for safety and security purposes using video surveillance and through transit user activated alarms. |
Existing |
| Provide automated dispatch and scheduling for the fixed-route system. Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance information from transit vehicles while in service. |
Planned |
| Provide automated transit maintenance scheduling through automated vehicle condition. |
Planned |
| Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities on all transit vehicles and include smart card fare coordination with other regional transit agencies. |
Planned |
| Provide transit schedule and fare information to private sector traveler information systems. |
Existing |
| Provide transit security on all transit vehicles through silent alarms and on-board video surveillance. |
Existing / Planned |
| Provide transit traveler information on the agency's traveler information systems and private sector traveler information services, as well as making it available on all vehicles. |
Existing |
| Track and evaluate schedule performance on all fixed-route transit vehicles. |
Existing |
| Track the location of transit vehicles. |
Existing |
