They were designed to achieve 100 mph (161 km/h) running in service, achieving only 80 mph (129 km/h) in service due to track and signaling limitations. The LIRR cars also featured support for Automatic Train Operation, although this, too, was never seen in service.

LIRR service runs 24/7, with different schedules depending on destination and time of day. Our system includes over 700 miles of track on 11 different branches, stretching from Montauk on the eastern tip of Long Island to Penn Station in Manhattan, approximately 120 miles away.

These cars will replace the M3/M3A railcars built during the early 1980s, as well as expand the LIRR fleet to provide additional service after the completion of the LIRR's East Side Access project. [6]

In 1997 and 1998, the LIRR received 134 double-decker C3 passenger cars from Kawasaki, including 23 cab control cars, and 46 General Motors Electro-Motive Division diesel-electric locomotives (23 diesel DE30ACs and 23 dual-mode DM30ACs) to pull them, allowing trains from non-electric territory to access Penn Station for the first time in many ...

2000年4月6日 · [Both the MP50 LIRR cars and the R33-36 IRT cars have been retired] Auburndale, a short-platformed station on the Port Washington branch on 192nd Street, has been completely renovated in 2002, with a new station house, elevator and a platform extended to standard length. It received a rare visit from the MP50s in September 1999.

The M8s are equipped with contact shoes that can operate on both Metro-North's under-running and the LIRR over-running third rail. [ 17 ] The exterior design of the new M8 rail car is red, in keeping with the traditional exterior color of the New Haven Line rail cars.

2023年1月18日 · Despite the problems, the transit agency hopes to double down and buy at least 432 more cars — lightly updated and known as the M9-A — for both the LIRR and MetroNorth, officials confirmed to ...

3 天之前 · With the replacement of the M-3, End-Door coach, and Genesis locomotive fleets in this 20-year period, Metro-North seeks to improve operational and maintenance efficiencies. One alternative being considered is the purchase of M-9s jointly with the LIRR to replace the M-3 fleet.

2024年12月16日 · Following the MTA’s rolling stock naming system, this car would most likely be known as the M10. Trains that operate on multiple electrical systems have only a very small cost premium over rolling stock designed for a single system, to the point that the premium is not visible on Transit Costs Project’s international rolling stock cost ...

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