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M-8s MNRR update

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Sunday, July 19, 2015 6:25 PM

Final report.  All M-8s now conditionally accepted by MNRR.  Report also states some M-2s will be kept in reserve.  M-4s &  M-6s triplex removed from service.  Anyone ridden lately noticing just M-8s ?

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

 

 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Saturday, March 28, 2015 2:13 AM

All 380 married pairs now in service.  The 25 singles on order 24 have been delivered with 4 accepted. Its gettig close to being finished.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Thursday, January 15, 2015 5:02 PM

393 delivered and 378 accepted.  This is not the numbers listed on today's news wire.

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

  trains get your facts straight.

 

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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sunday, December 21, 2014 3:33 PM

The S cars will not be bar cars ever, they have nothing in them like bathroom or water provisions, they are simply coaches with seats, HVAC and lights, no propulsion, no dynamic brake.

NorthWest

 

 
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Could it be that some singles might be bar cars ? 

 

My understanding is that they will be passenger cars, but were ordered so Metro North had a quick way to create bar cars in case politicians started making a fuss about their elimination.

 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Saturday, December 20, 2014 11:18 PM

391 cars now delivered.   all 380 married cars now delivered and 11 single cars delivered.  One married pair not yet accepted.  For some reason no singles accepted.  Note 2 singles have been at New Haven for almost 3 months.  Maybe MNRR has not decided how the singles are to be used.

You MNRR new Haven line riders have the new cars reduced overcrowding ?

 

 

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Posted by NorthWest on Monday, September 1, 2014 7:33 PM

blue streak 1
Could it be that some singles might be bar cars ? 

My understanding is that they will be passenger cars, but were ordered so Metro North had a quick way to create bar cars in case politicians started making a fuss about their elimination.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Monday, September 1, 2014 4:05 AM

August 28th update.  380 cars delivered.  That leaves one married pair  yet to be delivered.  Note at bottom of status page that 2 single level cars are now in testing and comment that they are undergoing other tests.  Could it be that some singles might be bar cars ?   Note also all singles will be delivered between September and November.

 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 7:15 PM

June 26th update

356 in service  16 in acceptance testing.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Monday, May 5, 2014 10:54 AM

Latest count 360 delivered and 340 conditionally accepted

 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Friday, January 17, 2014 7:52 PM

Now 292 in service with another 20 testing.  Almost 75% of 405 that have been ordered.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 5:33 PM

now 256  ---  with 20  in testing

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M-8s MNRR update
Posted by blue streak 1 on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 2:12 PM

shows 242 in service of 405 ordered.  done before head on collision

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

 

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