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MTA M-8s update

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MTA M-8s update
Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:05 PM

As of Feb 6  --  78 married pair  M-8s are in service. (Mar so far not reported )

380  married pairs on order leaving 302 to be delivered

25 singles also on order.

 

http://mta.info/mnr/html/newM8.html

 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 1:36 AM
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Saturday, June 23, 2012 4:04 PM
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Posted by MetroElec on Thursday, November 29, 2012 1:48 AM

Give me an M7 over an M8 any day!

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Thursday, January 17, 2013 12:38 PM

As of jan 7th  166  M-8s now in service  20 more in acceptance

http://mta.info/mnr/html/newM8.html

does anyone know if any of the older cars are out of service?  Maybe longer trains to eliminate overcrowding ??

 

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Posted by John WR on Thursday, January 17, 2013 6:07 PM

Unfortunately they still have the same humanity hating 5 across seats.  

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Thursday, April 11, 2013 3:17 PM

New numbers of units in service as of Apr 7, 2013 216  delivered to MNRR and 194  in service.

http://www.mta.info/mnr/html/newM8.html

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