The 160 new M9-A cars would be enough to finally replace the railroad's 100 1980s-era M3 cars, which break down about seven times more often than newer trains, MTA officials said. The railroad ...

The oldest of the cars is the M3, which went into service in the mid 1980s. There are currently 100 M3s in operation on the Long Island Rail Road, an MTA spokesperson told The News. M3s were most ...

The LIRR expected to have the first 88 cars in place by 2022, replacing its fleet of 40-year-old M3 cars. But nine years after announcing its plans for the new trains, the MTA still hasn’t ...

The MTA’s board formally approved the transit agency ... the functionally obsolete M3 commuter rail cars, and a power grid where more than a third of substations are in poor condition.

It will be voted on by the MTA board at its next meeting on Sept. 25. Topping the railroad’s wish-list is the continued replacement of 1980s-era M3 railcars with 150 state-of-the art models on ...

It’s not so bad to ride the M3’s until late next year when the new cars arrive, but another snag is on the horizon with the next generation M9-A train cars for which the MTA was to award a ...