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The M8 is an electric multiple unit railroad car built by Kawasaki for use on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line and the CT Rail Shore Line East.The fleet of 471 cars first entered service in 2011, replacing the M2, M4 and M6 cars, which entered service in 1973, 1987 and 1994, respectively. [9]
MARC – MARC III bilevel commuter cars (ex-VRE C Cars refurbished by Bombardier Transportation) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MBTA Commuter Rail – BTC-4, CTC-4, BTC-4A/4B/4C bi-level commuter cars; New York City Subway – R62, R68A, R110A, R142A, R143, R160B, R188, R211 cars; Metro-North Railroad – M8, M9/M9A cars; PATH ...
SLE service uses four-car trains of state-owned Kawasaki M8 electric multiple units. These cars are part of a larger fleet, jointly owned by the state and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, that operate on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line and New Canaan Branch. The M8 cars replaced push-pull diesel-powered trains on May 24, 2022.
Metro-North Railroad was the last commuter railroad in the United States to operate bar cars-- electric MUs equipped with bars that served alcohol. The M2 bar cars were delivered in 1974, and Metro-North has not ordered new ones. The last train which included a bar car left Grand Central for New Haven at 7:34 PM on Friday, May 9, 2014.
The original order of 405 cars was completed on July 13, 2015, except for the 25 unpowered cars on option. [84] Sixty additional M8 cars were ordered in 2016. [85] A new rail car facility to accommodate the new M8 cars was built in New Haven. Originally estimated at $300 million, [86] the facility was expected to cost $1 billion by 2014. [87]
In mid-2012, the MTA issued a joint procurement request for the LIRR and Metro-North for a total of up to 676 M9 railcars, set for delivery between 2016 and 2020. [9] On September 18, 2013, Kawasaki Heavy Industries was awarded a nearly $1.8 billion contract for the order, comprising a base order of 92 cars for the LIRR (costing $355 million) with options for an additional 584 cars (304 for ...
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The first cars were expected to arrive in early 1987. [13] Nearly identical to the M2s, Tokyu Car initially gave the "Triplex" brand name to the M4 cars to highlight their being a three-car set, as opposed to the married pairs of the M2s. [citation needed] These cars came to be known as "triplets" by railroad personnel. During the development ...