Thread: Equipment Retirement Question

There are still 30 M1's and 142 M3's in service, I know of no dismanteling of cars.

There were 30 left after the bulk were scrapped by 2006. These are the only M-1s still service (excluding LIRR's alcohol/sandlite car-9400(?). Only four LIRR M-1s remain. The M-1s were delivered by Budd between 1968 and 1973.

DutchRailnut wrote: Damn Junior railfans, I remember them as 3 car ACMU locals So do I....but only in pictures! LOL!!

No idea. Word was that they were headed to PA but I'm not to sure of that.

MNR's #1 Conductor wrote: DutchRailnut wrote: No, all 142 M3a's are still in Service and still 30 M1a's remain in daily service The 30 M-1As still holding strong, 30 cars, 2 10-car trains on the Harlem Line, both out of NWP, and the other is out of Harmon, all three trainsets (10 cars each) appearing ONLY during the peak period. Though as wel all know, their days are definitely numbered since MNR is planning on getting rid of...

I heard sometime back that the remaining M-1's were going to be dedicated to Yankee Stadium "Vomit Comet" Service. D/

The 30 M1's will remain in service for two reasons. 1. The M7s cannot have more than 8 cars in their consists (power issues) and all 12 and 10 car consists are M1's and M3's. 2. All M7's are still being rotated through the LIRR Arch St. shop for modification work leaving only about 75% of them available for daily service. Once all M7's have been modified (software issues) the remaining M1's will be put aside and...

Why would the M-7's be limited to 8 car consists? LIRR runs them in 10 and 12 car trains.

DutchRailnut wrote: Damn Junior railfans, I remember them as 3 car ACMU locals I never ventured onto Metro North until after they were retired!

Recently I've seen a 12 car consist for Harlem Line Train #526. AM Peak - Hartsdale, Scarsdale and GCT Only.