The M1 and M3 are two similar series of electric multiple unit rail cars built by the Budd Company for the Long Island Rail Road, the Metro-North Railroad, and Metro-North's predecessors, Penn Central and Conrail. [4]

The M1 and M3 are two similar series of electric multiple unit rail cars made by the Budd Company for the Long Island Rail Road, the Metro North Railroad and Metro North's predecessors, Penn Central (Whose predecessor, the Pennsylvania Railroad, operated the …

It is featured in Train Sim World as part of the LIRR M3 loco add-on for the Long Island Rail Road route. It was released on May 14th 2020. The M3 - specifically the M3A variant - is also included as one of the two trains in the Harlem Line DLC.

The Long Island Rail Road owns an electric fleet of 202 M9, 836 M7, and 170 M3 electric multiple unit cars, and a diesel and diesel-electric fleet consisting of 134 C3 bilevel rail cars powered by 24 DE30AC diesel-electric locomotives and 20 DM30AC dual-mode locomotives. [1]

With electrification areas of both railroads expanding, the MTA placed an order for another series in 1982, the M3 series. Essentially compatible with, and (on the exterior) very similar to, the M1 series, the M3s had updated mechanical elements such as the use of General Steel GSI 70 trucks and a few other small differences.

2024年12月19日 · As of 2024 LIRR has 100 active M3 cars in its fleet – or 50 separate pairs. As the poster noted, they are most often found on the Jamaica-Brooklyn shuttles. They also can be found on some trains that operate to and from Penn Station. They are not assigned to …

5 天之前 · The LIRR M3s won’t be coming to MNR after they are retired. Yesterday, I railfanned the Main Line in various spots and saw multiple M3 sets and boy, it looked like from the outside they are ready to be retired.

The cars were designated M3 (LIRR) and M3A (Metro-North). Both were improvements of the original M1 and M1A designs built for both agencies in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Joining LIRR’s 770 M1s were 174 M3s, while Metro-North’s 178-car M1a fleet included 142 M3As.

Train 93 is made up of the new Metropolitan M1 cars, marking the beginning of the modern era thanks to Governor Rockefeller. It departs at 5:52 AM and arrives at 7:10 AM. Notable LIRR employees are among the passengers including William J. Ronan, the first chairman, who would pass away at the age of 101 in 2014.

The cars were designated M3 (LIRR) and M3A (Metro-North). Both were improvements of the original M1 and M1A designs built for both agencies in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These cars continue to haul commuters everyday on LIRR and Metro-North, albeit in reduced numbers.