Railfanner Jake Posted February 16 Share #801 Posted February 16 9183-9184 in service following a successful testing period over the past month or two. Leading west motor of a 10 car set. 14 cars remain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBusLover1 Posted February 17 Share #802 Posted February 17 On 2/16/2024 at 9:18 AM, Railfanner Jake said: 9183-9184 in service following a successful testing period over the past month or two. Leading west motor of a 10 car set. 14 cars remain. Looks like all the M9As will be in service soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainmaster5 Posted February 19 Share #803 Posted February 19 On 2/17/2024 at 6:02 PM, TyBusLover1 said: Looks like all the M9As will be in service soon. Are we talking M9 LIRR or M9A MNRR cars ? They’re different animals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted February 19 Share #804 Posted February 19 54 minutes ago, Trainmaster5 said: Are we talking M9 LIRR or M9A MNRR cars ? They’re different animals. Actually, the M9A order consists of both LIRR and MNR cars. The M9A was purchased with federal money that was specifically set aside for increased rolling stock due to East Side Access opening up. Regardless, a builder hasn't even picked yet as far as I'm aware so they haven't even started production on those. It'll take awhile till we see an M9A on either property. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainmaster5 Posted February 19 Share #805 Posted February 19 1 hour ago, danielhg121 said: Actually, the M9A order consists of both LIRR and MNR cars. The M9A was purchased with federal money that was specifically set aside for increased rolling stock due to East Side Access opening up. Regardless, a builder hasn't even picked yet as far as I'm aware so they haven't even started production on those. It'll take awhile till we see an M9A on either property. I was actually replying to Jake’s reporting on the LIRR car acceptance progress but thanks for your clarification. Carry on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted February 20 Share #806 Posted February 20 On 2/19/2024 at 4:35 PM, danielhg121 said: Actually, the M9A order consists of both LIRR and MNR cars. The M9A was purchased with federal money that was specifically set aside for increased rolling stock due to East Side Access opening up. Regardless, a builder hasn't even picked yet as far as I'm aware so they haven't even started production on those. It'll take awhile till we see an M9A on either property. I heard that Kawasaki dropped out because of issues with LIRR, but without Kawasaki who else is qualified to build the cars? Alstom? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted February 20 Share #807 Posted February 20 9 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: I heard that Kawasaki dropped out because of issues with LIRR, but without Kawasaki who else is qualified to build the cars? Alstom? That wouldn't surprise me. Adding on, Kawasaki has a lot on their plate especially if subways decides to go through with the option order which they probably would. I'm sure other agencies have also placed orders with them so maybe Siemens or Alstom? Siemens has a lot of Chargers to build as well and Alstom mostly has a Euro-centric profile but they did secure the contract to build those coaches for CDOT for Waterbury, Danbury and the Hartford line in August last yr (expected in 2026). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfanner Jake Posted February 21 Share #808 Posted February 21 On 2/19/2024 at 5:43 PM, Trainmaster5 said: I was actually replying to Jake’s reporting on the LIRR car acceptance progress but thanks for your clarification. Carry on. He meant the regular M9s. This guy tends to go around the different topics with some redundant questions and answer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfanner Jake Posted February 21 Share #809 Posted February 21 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lawrence St said: I heard that Kawasaki dropped out because of issues with LIRR, but without Kawasaki who else is qualified to build the cars? Alstom? That's pretty much all you've got unless the MTA tries to qualify another builder such as CAF or Rotem. Ik Rotem just picked up the contract for LA metro. Perhaps they could make a return to the northeastern market. Only other name that can come to mind is Stadler Edited February 21 by Railfanner Jake 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted March 2 Share #810 Posted March 2 (edited) On 2/20/2024 at 6:06 PM, Lawrence St said: I heard that Kawasaki dropped out because of issues with LIRR, but without Kawasaki who else is qualified to build the cars? Alstom? Alstom has its bag of issues right now so I can't imagine them being much better than Kawasaki. It's like they acquired the curse of Bombardier along with the company. On 2/20/2024 at 7:27 PM, Railfanner Jake said: That's pretty much all you've got unless the MTA tries to qualify another builder such as CAF or Rotem. Ik Rotem just picked up the contract for LA metro. Perhaps they could make a return to the northeastern market. Only other name that can come to mind is Stadler I hope we can get another builder in the mix, Stadler while they don't have a big portfolio they are known for making decent products. Edited March 2 by IAlam 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far rockaway Posted March 2 Share #811 Posted March 2 whats the total number of M9 cars in service and how many are left to be delivered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfanner Jake Posted March 22 Share #812 Posted March 22 (edited) A milestone moment today. Photo credits to a friend of mine. The last M9 pair has made it to Yonkers (9201-9202). All cars are now completed and built. Now to await the acceptance of this pair and the other 12 cars for project completion. Links work for the photos, Insert from URL is not working for some reason. https://photos.app.goo.gl/GEqY58akJ27FYn7eA https://photos.app.goo.gl/1SVKL6RF6q51uME9A Edited March 22 by Railfanner Jake 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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