The M9 is a class of electric multiple unit railroad cars being built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries for use on the MTA's Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad. They entered service September 11, 2019.

In June 2018, Metro-North announced that they would elect to not exercise their options for the M9 order, instead overhauling their M3A units to extend their lifespan. [16] However, that November, Metro-North stated that they "are working with LIRR to procure 170 new M9A cars in the next Capital Program to provide additional capacity and ...

3 days ago · MNRR is taking extra time to chew on potential multilevel solutions that would address its Hudson/Harlem/GCT capacity problem that only allows them to go higher, not longer. If they don't see a match (odds favor them not finding one), they'll come home and take their 9A …

5 days ago · The M3 cars being replaced by the M9 cars entered service between 1984 and 1986. Upon their retirement, they will have served the region for more than 30 years. Here's the official press release from the MTA website with a rendering of a MNR M-9. The black window trim really adds a nice touch.

Jul 18, 2020 · At first I thought that both the LIRR and MNR updated the ASI to exclude the chime, but riding both the M7 and M9 last week, I find that not to be the case. The second difference that I want to highlight is the gap warning announcement.

Mar 26, 2025 · The thing on the M9's I think is a joint proposal for both LIRR and MNRR railroads and interoperability (which would negate the need for the "a" designation for MNRR cars). What that would involve is way too early to speculate on, although current chief Lhota is making big noise on sharing equipment all across the metro area.

Dec 13, 2023 · — In a follow-up to a 2022 report, the New York Office of the State Comptroller found the cost of a Long Island Rail Road order for M9 electric multiple-unit railcars manufactured by Kawasaki has continued to increase, while half of the recommendations made by the Comptroller’s office in the original report have not been implemented.

Jun 30, 2012 · Long Island Rail Road, on behalf of itself and MetroNorth Commuter Railroad, will shortly issue two simultaneous Request for Proposals for the design, manufacture, test and delivery of up to 676 M-9 and 160 M-9A commuter railcars.

Nov 19, 2013 · M9 Concepts for LIRR and MNRR M9 Concepts for LIRR and MNRR. CSXT2D. 225. Yard Master. CSXT2D. 225. Post Nov 19, 2013 #1 2013-11-19T09:26+00:00. So we're basically looking at an M8 without a Pantograph Though MTA said its a Might that these will end up on the metro North. amtrak2041. 328. Yard Master.

Jan 30, 2011 · So, to confirm, as far as one can tell, there will be no M9’s heading to the MNRR? The Metro-North M9's have not been officially ordered yet (but should be shortly, per what RailRunRob posted in July), as all of Metro-North's M9 cars (about 200 cars was the plan) are technically option orders.