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Re: New LIRR Diesel fleet coaches will be.... M9As |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Mon Jan 21 15:48:58 2019, in response to Re: New LIRR Diesel fleet coaches will be.... M9As, posted by Joe V on Mon Jan 21 10:26:10 2019. Maybe they should convert M-3's to diesel coaches, but that would be very difficult, not as easy as the MP72's, which were traditional railroad cars that were train-lined.ROFLMAO!!!!!! If you think the crappy ride quality is bad now as since they were new, imagine the traction motors and control group apparatus removed and see how nice they ride. Two of my friends are retired LIRR engineers and they both stated and echoed the complaints of their brethren of the lousy M-3 ride compared to the M-1. Next time you're riding the LIRR and you board a train of M-3's, try reading a newspaper when they are traveling at MAS. The M-3's are not long for this world, that's what the M-9 is for. Some M-3's were retired and some scrapped even though no fire or collision damage. Perhaps cracks in the frame ? Who knows. And you want the LIRR to convert them to diesel coaches when the current wave of the future and present are bi-level coaches ? Bill Newkirk |
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