AgedPolaris

Dumb Question. Could Metro North/CDOT get and buy any 'disel' trains from other nearby regional transit agencies such as (SEPTA) (NJT) etc. to replace a few of the M-2's that should have been retired at least couple of years ago?

Considering SEPTA's network is 100% electric, I doubt they have any diesels to spare. Also the Silverliner II was introduced in '63 and the III in '67, so those cars are up to a decade the M2's senior, and the bulk of SEPTA's fleet, the IV, are about the same age as the M2s. If any agency has whining rights about old equipment, it sure is them... haha.

I could be totally off on this, but save Amtrak, isn't Metro North the only other agency with diesels compatible with the New Haven line all the way down into GCT? Given the infrastructure constraints and then having to have third rail capability, there's simply nothing else "off the shelf" out there.