When will the M9s do #1501?
As you leave the train, please step over the gap between the train and the platform
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MattAmity90 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 4:08 pm Of the 92 cars that they have ordered, the highest numbered car I've seen is #9019, which means that car #9020 must be on the rails. Any word on how many M9 cars have run the rails?As stated earlier, 12 in service, 6 in testing and 2 that are o/s for repair/mod
AlKaLI wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:45 am Just curious. Anyone seen the M-9s recently? The last time I saw them was a week ago Wednesday on Train 1060 (Penn Station to Wantagh).A couple of days ago, some railfans that I'm subscribed to on YouTube caught the M9's going down the Main Line at Mineola, and Westbury. Another caught the M9's stopping at Bellmore where the Eastbound went to Babylon (was on the LEDs on the front of the train). Then it came back as a Westbound to Penn Station. Car #9002 was the head car on the Eastbound, while car #9019 was the head car on the Westbound.
Have not seen them since.
MattAmity90 wrote: Read on the M9/M9A's Wikipedia page that of the 92 car base order, 66 have been built, and an article stated that 12 cars a month will be delivered. Either way, the M3's will be on the tracks in the early 2020's.Since the M-3's will be around for some time, where will all this extra equipment be stored ?
newkirk wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2019 5:32 pmOnly about 90 of them (ones equipped with ACSES) are staying. For every M9 set that enters service, one set of M3s will be retired.MattAmity90 wrote: Read on the M9/M9A's Wikipedia page that of the 92 car base order, 66 have been built, and an article stated that 12 cars a month will be delivered. Either way, the M3's will be on the tracks in the early 2020's.Since the M-3's will be around for some time, where will all this extra equipment be stored ?
Is the expanded Ronkonkoma yard finished ?
gregorygrice wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 9:55 amWe all know that I get my sources through pictures taken by Edward Hand on Flickr (known as EdEddieEdward) and I have a friend who works at the Ronkonkoma Yard. Photos show that the space for the expanded yard is well underway, and the gravel/ballast is being laid as we speak for the base. It really doesn't make any sense since the current yard sees fixated tracks (similar to Babylon Branch viaducts at Lindenhurst through Massapequa Park, along with Bellmore and Merrick). The yard expansion is far from completion, and I think is scheduled to be completed by Summer 2020.newkirk wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2019 5:32 pmOnly about 90 of them (ones equipped with ACSES) are staying. For every M9 set that enters service, one set of M3s will be retired.MattAmity90 wrote: Read on the M9/M9A's Wikipedia page that of the 92 car base order, 66 have been built, and an article stated that 12 cars a month will be delivered. Either way, the M3's will be on the tracks in the early 2020's.Since the M-3's will be around for some time, where will all this extra equipment be stored ?
Is the expanded Ronkonkoma yard finished ?