East New York Posted May 7, 2011 Share #526 Posted May 7, 2011 MTA has planned to award an order for up to 38 additional M-8's. The award is expected by January 2012. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted May 8, 2011 Share #527 Posted May 8, 2011 For you folks following up on the M-8s http://mta.info/mnr/html/newM8.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistausss Posted May 9, 2011 Share #528 Posted May 9, 2011 Is that to replace the rest of the M4 Fleet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregorygrice Posted May 9, 2011 Share #529 Posted May 9, 2011 Is that to replace the rest of the M4 Fleet? Nope on replacing M2s. The option order also consists of BARCARS! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistausss Posted May 9, 2011 Share #530 Posted May 9, 2011 Eh, the M2's are being replaced by the initial order. I meant the additional 38 ones that ENY was talking about. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregorygrice Posted May 9, 2011 Share #531 Posted May 9, 2011 Eh, the M2's are being replaced by the initial order. I meant the additional 38 ones that ENY was talking about. Yes part of those 38 cars are barcar sets. I believe the other cars will be used as spares and later for Shore Line East service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistausss Posted May 9, 2011 Share #532 Posted May 9, 2011 Thanks, that's what I wanted to know 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted May 15, 2011 Share #533 Posted May 15, 2011 I have yet to ride an M-8. Next Saturday 5/21 I may railfan it from Stamford-New Haven. Any idea what time/runs it could be running on? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregorygrice Posted May 17, 2011 Share #534 Posted May 17, 2011 The M8s run on theses trains: Weekday: 1511 1521 1340 1244 1451 1375 (arrives on Track 108 in GCT) 1570 (Track 109 in GCT) 1370 (Track 108 in GCT) 1387 1588 1595 1594 Weekend: 6509 6525 6329 6341 6550 6337* And also: The New Haven Yankee Clipper* *M8s not guaranteed on trains with this mark. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregorygrice Posted June 11, 2011 Share #535 Posted June 11, 2011 Another set of M8s are scheduled to run next week doing six trips a day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutgers Tube Posted June 11, 2011 Share #536 Posted June 11, 2011 I caught 1594 out last night. I forget the car number, but the bathroom door handle assembly was fouled (probably from being slammed and jammed) and the latch wouldn't catch, thereby rendering the sliding bolt and the occupancy indicator useless. With a train full of morons (yeah, I'm judgmental), the lock has its merits. Between that, the black shoe streaks all over the lower few feet of the walls and the seat backs from people throwing their feet all over the damn place and the abandoned debris that I've seen accumulate now that the trains are older than, like, an hour, I'm just really disappointed at how riders abuse the equipment. The fare-paying sloths who pissed and moaned for the longest at how the existing equipment was crap are the same classless loudmouths who always and always leave their trash on and under the seats of the old trains. Human beings, or at least Americans, particularly the disrespectful, self-righteous @ssh0les that have infested this region. I didn't expect these trains to remain so spotless for all that long, and I've been vocal about how people were going to ruin the new cars with their sloth. Now, if I ruled the world, I'd cancel the rest of the order and issue a press release to tell people to stop leaving their shhhhhhit and poop all over the place. The new cars are already turning into back alley dumpers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted June 11, 2011 Share #537 Posted June 11, 2011 :cool: Another set of M8s are scheduled to run next week doing six trips a day. would love to know the updated schedules. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68 Subway Car Posted July 20, 2011 Share #538 Posted July 20, 2011 BIG NEWS: MNRR to order more M8s replace the M2s, M4s and M6s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted July 20, 2011 Share #539 Posted July 20, 2011 BIG NEWS: MNRR to order more M8s replace the M2s, M4s and M6s. I pretty much figured that when MTA decided they wanted 38 more, CDOT would soon follow suit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted July 26, 2011 Share #540 Posted July 26, 2011 The MTA is set to award Kawasaki a contract for 25 M8 single cars in a single car (S-Car) configuration, and issue a change order to modify the data communications systems on the previously ordered 380 M8 cars. Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line is the busiest commuter line in the country, providing more than 120,000 passenger rides daily. It is operated by MNR under agreement with the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT), which provides for joint decision-making responsibility for acquisition of rolling stock. CDOT is responsible for 65% of the cost of new rolling stock. In August 2006, a contract was awarded to Kawasaki for a base order of 210 M8 cars, with options for an additional 170. These 380 cars are configured as ‘A ‘and ‘B’ cars coupled in married pairs. In recent years, the New Haven Line operations have been challenged by the combination of an aging fleet of poor performing M2, M4, and M6 cars. On average, more than 30% of the fleet was out of service from January through March 2011. The purchase of 25 single cars, above the already purchased 380 cars, will allow MNR and CDOT to replace the entire fleet of aging M4, and M6’s. Page 160 http://www.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/110725_0830_MNRLI.pdf :cool: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexis4Jersey Posted July 26, 2011 Share #541 Posted July 26, 2011 When are the bar cars coming? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted July 26, 2011 Share #542 Posted July 26, 2011 I have no idea. I'm not sure they have a delivery time line set in stone yet. I would assume the cars will follow the 380 that are being delivered now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfkwcwp Posted August 2, 2011 Share #543 Posted August 2, 2011 LIRR getting M8's? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted August 2, 2011 Share #544 Posted August 2, 2011 LIRR getting M8's? no, where'd u get that from???? 0_o 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexis4Jersey Posted August 2, 2011 Share #545 Posted August 2, 2011 Do you mean the Double Decker M9's? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R110B Posted August 2, 2011 Share #546 Posted August 2, 2011 Can you say bye bye m2 to m6 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova RTS 9147 Posted August 2, 2011 Share #547 Posted August 2, 2011 Can you say bye bye m2 to m6 38 extra M8s (some of them being bar cars) is not enough to retire every M4 and M6.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexis4Jersey Posted August 13, 2011 Share #548 Posted August 13, 2011 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takuma Ishizeki Posted August 18, 2011 Share #549 Posted August 18, 2011 This post is for anyone who knows fleet assignments: With 3 M8 8-car trains in service as of now, I would like to know the current M8 assignments. PS: I saw gregorygrice's post of fleet assignments when there were two M8 8-car trains in service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregorygrice Posted August 18, 2011 Share #550 Posted August 18, 2011 This post is for anyone who knows fleet assignments: With 3 M8 8-car trains in service as of now, I would like to know the current M8 assignments. PS: I saw gregorygrice's post of fleet assignments when there were two M8 8-car trains in service. The M8s still run on the same train #s just a couple of added ones. I will post an update when I record the additions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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