lirr42 Posted November 27, 2013 Share #176 Posted November 27, 2013 No, the is lying to you because earlier in the thread you and Truckie were convincing (!) me that the M9 will be for LIRR only and MNRR will only be an option. Nobody's being misled...that is still correct. As of now the M9 order is exclusively for the LIRR and if Metro-North were to get in on the fun it would only be as options. However, if MNCR did get some piece of the action, they would be getting the same exact car that the LIRR gets, just slightly different paint and logos. They would not get a different variant like in orders past. If the LIRR continued with their M9A procurement after the M9 order, it would be pretty much the same car, just procured slightly differently since they would be using federal funds that went in part to ESA, etc., etc., 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumz0rz Posted November 27, 2013 Share #177 Posted November 27, 2013 (edited) Anyone else find the LIRR's current color scheme ugly and boring? Black front with a yellow stripe. How creative... Makes me envious of the MNRR's blue with white stripes and especially the Red / Black. I know it would never happen, but imagine if they used an anodized grey body (think like a dark chrome, but brushed stainless steel) with orange accents around the cab. Edited November 27, 2013 by drumz0rz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m7zanr160s Posted November 29, 2013 Share #178 Posted November 29, 2013 Anyone else find the LIRR's current color scheme ugly and boring? Black front with a yellow stripe. How creative... Makes me envious of the MNRR's blue with white stripes and especially the Red / Black. I know it would never happen, but imagine if they used an anodized grey body (think like a dark chrome, but brushed stainless steel) with orange accents around the cab. Shoot, a yellow stripe similar to the red stripe on the M8s on the side of LIRR's M7s would be fine with me. That's why the ad-wrapped cars look so nice; cause the side scheme is so bland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistausss Posted November 29, 2013 Share #179 Posted November 29, 2013 Well, it's cheaper to use less paint (less paint to put on and less paint maintenance) so that's probably why they have gone with such a simple scheme. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lirr42 Posted November 29, 2013 Share #180 Posted November 29, 2013 There was a time when only the railroads around here were stupid enough to try and over paint stainless steel (remember those blue stripes on the M1/M3's?). It costs a lot more to maintain than you might think. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m7zanr160s Posted December 2, 2013 Share #181 Posted December 2, 2013 Aren't the stripes on the M8s decals, though? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelhamlocal Posted January 22, 2014 Share #182 Posted January 22, 2014 Yeah, I think so 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4 Via Merrick Rd Posted January 25, 2014 Share #183 Posted January 25, 2014 Yea the stripes on the m8s are most likely decals and not paint like on the M3/As. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share #184 Posted July 18, 2014 Minor M9 program update. These cars will replace the M3, and it is now confirmed they will be based on the M7, yet will be much more technologically advanced. The program is expected to remain on schedule with the first pilot cars arriving by the end of 2016. So unfortunately we are a couple years off, but this is the new news. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4 Via Merrick Rd Posted July 18, 2014 Share #185 Posted July 18, 2014 Minor M9 program update. These cars will replace the M3, and it is now confirmed they will be based on the M7, yet will be much more technologically advanced. The program is expected to remain on schedule with the first pilot cars arriving by the end of 2016. So unfortunately we are a couple years off, but this is the new news.It looked like it from the rendering. Except it seems it's going to have the destination LED signs on the fronts like the M8s. I hope the interiors are a bit different from the M7s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted August 1, 2014 Share #186 Posted August 1, 2014 (edited) New info from the July CPOC meeting:https://web.archive.org/web/20140801140126/http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/140728_1200_CPOC.pdfMy summary of the information: As of July 2014, the MTA forcasts LIRR's need for the M9/M9A to be 416 cars (180 cars to replace the M3, and 236 cars for ESA service related increases), and MNCR's need for the M9 to be up to 188 cars. The LIRR portion of the M9/M9A order is split as follows: -92 base order cars (to be complete April 2018) -88 option 1 order cars (to be complete November 2018) -76 ESA option order cars (to be complete August 2020) -160 cars as part of the M9A contract (to be complete October 2021). 14 pilot cars are to be delivered September 2016 for testing, with the production cars being delivered at a rate of 12 cars per month. The MNCR balance of 188 cars is expected to begin delivery in December 2018 and be completed February 2020 Edited August 1, 2014 by Fan Railer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted August 1, 2014 Share #187 Posted August 1, 2014 Minor M9 program update. These cars will replace the M3, and it is now confirmed they will be based on the M7, yet will be much more technologically advanced. The program is expected to remain on schedule with the first pilot cars arriving by the end of 2016. So unfortunately we are a couple years off, but this is the new news. what will be some of the technological advances? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share #188 Posted August 7, 2014 what will be some of the technological advances? That I am not sure of. I have not seen the specs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIRR 154 Posted August 7, 2014 Share #189 Posted August 7, 2014 I don't see that much of a technical advance from the current M7's. Just sounds like alot a fluff. You don't want too much electrical and computer components on these cars as much as of the beating these cars take . It spells disaster , thats why its good to keep things a little simple. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted August 7, 2014 Share #190 Posted August 7, 2014 I don't see that much of a technical advance from the current M7's. Just sounds like alot a fluff. You don't want too much electrical and computer components on these cars as much as of the beating these cars take . It spells disaster , thats why its good to keep things a little simple. Agreed. The way I see it, it's probably going to be more of an M7 body profile with some features from the M8 and a slightly different seating configuration. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted February 16, 2015 Share #191 Posted February 16, 2015 An updated render from Kawasaki: http://www.nysenate.gov/files/LIRR-MNR%20Kawasaki-Outreach%20Notice-FINAL-9-14.pdf 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missabassie Posted February 16, 2015 Share #192 Posted February 16, 2015 Hmm... not a bad looker. But I kinda wished they've done a yellow/blue stripe on the sides like the M8, but oh well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drenyce311 Posted February 16, 2015 Share #193 Posted February 16, 2015 Nice. Hopefully they'll be in use when I'm done with the training and get a call back. (Still waiting for S&D overview) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted April 8, 2015 Share #194 Posted April 8, 2015 M9 prototype is built, go on the transit & videos page on facebook to veiw it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted April 8, 2015 Share #195 Posted April 8, 2015 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRunRob Posted April 8, 2015 Share #196 Posted April 8, 2015 Not bad.. M7 and 8 mix.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted April 8, 2015 Share #197 Posted April 8, 2015 It better not be that shade of yellow/green when it goes into service... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted April 8, 2015 Share #198 Posted April 8, 2015 I love the way the M9 looks! Is its interior going to be any different than that of the M8s? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4 Via Merrick Rd Posted April 9, 2015 Share #199 Posted April 9, 2015 I wonder what is the diagonal yellow thing on the front by the trail light. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted April 10, 2015 Share #200 Posted April 10, 2015 I wonder what is the diagonal yellow thing on the front by the trail light. A large security strip... in case someone tries to steal the train...#sarcasm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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