M3 converted Sandite Cars

Converted M3's to sandite service: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrmo ... hol%20Cars" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Are there more than those two; besides the previous:
E401 M1 ex-9401
E591 M1 ex-9591

What kind of horns are those?

Believed to be off a Texas longhorn bull.

not Wabtec made is only valid answer

9901-2 are or will be in alcohol/sandite/laser service

Do those cars run as a set off third rail power or split and between MP-15?

no longer self propelled , for power they have a generator, they get pulled with locomotives.

I see the orange bonnet is a nod to the gray & orange days.

Is that color orange spot on ?

Backshophoss wrote:Believed to be off a Texas longhorn bull.

BSH and Everyone: M3 Sandite Cars E775 and E932 front ends are the burnt orange and white
colors of the Texas Longhorns football team. From what I heard mentioned there was a LIRR
manager or employee either from Texas or a big fan of U.T. that these colors are meant for.
I never realized that E775 has a pair of bullhorns displayed under the center headlight...

9901-9902 (now E901-E902) have entered service - the front ends are painted dark blue with a
bright yellow stripe - making them stand out (as E775 and E932 do) among other M3 cars.

MACTRAXX

Man, Long Island is about as different from Texas as you can get. Kinda funny, kinda weird. If you love Texas, LI isn't the place to be.

MACTRAXX wrote:

Backshophoss wrote:Believed to be off a Texas longhorn bull.

9901-9902 (now E901-E902) have entered service - the front ends are painted dark blue with a bright yellow stripe - making them stand out (as E775 and E932 do) among other M3 cars. MACTRAXX

Thanks. I look forward to seeing them. Post 'em up folks!

I have been informed from a friend of mine that last night (into this morning around 1 AM), an LIRR Lazer Train with M3 coaches went to Stony Brook, thus being the first time an M3 went past Huntington. Does anyone know as to why this ran to Stony Brook or Port Jeff instead of Huntington? I thought the leaf-fighting equipment used on these trains were already installed on the DEs and DMs.

You’re a year late; the laser M3 set went to Port Jefferson last year.

If DEs and DMs already have "leaf-fighting" equipment, why do the low adhesion trains operate on the Oyster Bay branch each year?

Sand isn't "leaf-fighting", but it assists in traction. The low adhesion trains (in theory) expel the leaf/leaf residue from the rail.

Also, as previously said, M3s have been east of Huntington before.