Metro-North M8 Pilot Cars
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Anyone know if these things got the Bar car? I hope it does and the MTA failed big time if these don't got a bar car
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@nidocamen i understand you but things change
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The M7 developed by Bombardier Transportation has a high per mile failure rate which led to using Kawasaki Rail Car in it's place for the M8. The M8 seems to be a bit more utilitarian with focus on rider comfort and driver feedback in it's development. The door and side paneling is almost identical to the M7. The body sits different on the chasey providing a more stable ride. The drivers influence led to a more classic look but I'm guessing what works is more important then style.
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@nidocamen yeah well try commuting on those sleek trains you speak of. This winter I was on no less than ten separate train rides where the roofs were leaking in multiple cars; i'm all for nostalgia but there is a big difference between a fully restored antique Cadillac and one that is mostly bondo, panted in 31 different colons, breaks down whenever it gets cold, cant travel fast because if dose it will rattle itself to pieces, has an interior that smells like CBGB's bathroom + rag for a gascap
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The front end of the M8, with the vertical headlight, is goofy and old-fashioned looking.
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I'm so saddened to see Metro-North moving away from the sleeker-looking M1s and M3s. These must have been designed by committee. Nice interiors but the front is honestly kind of ugly. Reminds me of older subway cars. Shouldn't you guys be building more futuristic, sleeker designed railcars? I'm a fan all the way from Phoenix who used to ride MNCR years ago. Sorry to see the cooler designs going away :(
nidocamen 1 year ago 7
they better keep the bar car or else
RLhockey203 9 months ago 3