Hi,
I didn't find anything on Google on this so I thought maybe you guys from the NYCTransitForum know something about this.
I recognized that all the Kawasaki M8 railcars used on the Metro North have this terrible clonking suspension noise going on. It does not sound like it's coming from the wheels or rails.
You normally hear it when you are sitting at the end of the train car and not in the middle, which I normally do as I often bring an electric scooter or a bike on the train. Here is a video where you can hear it.
For a train car introduced barely ten years ago I find this disappointing, given that many other commuter trains on the world are running very quiet nowadays.
Does anybody know more about this problem? Is this a design defect with those cars or lack of maintenance? I can't imagine that this was considered normal when these trains were developed.
Thanks,
Schoerny