Used on ABC News 7!! First snow of the year & M8s stopping at Stamford

Got a heads up about this coming my way from Train538 (thanks a million Will) that this train was heading my way. Got to the tracks just in time, set up at my spot as their headlights were came around the corner. It was a pretty epic setting for this, the first snow of the year with M8s pulling to a stop on track 1! I had no idea they were gonna open the doors, so I didn't catch the door opening chime, it kinda sounded like the M7 chimes. I got probably the first time they opened the doors for Stamford, and the very first automated announcements! I stopped recording and without thinking booked it down the station to get them leaving. I got to the second car and they started moving!! So I paced them, then passed the first car and slid to a stop while pressing record, thats why i was breathing heavily at the end lol. Enjoy the video!

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Science & Technology

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• Stamford
• Metro-North
• M8
• station
• trains
• test
• train
• New
• Haven
• Line

[Train538]

@Lackawanna952 Yes.

[Lackawanna952]

I guess the train had a cab signal failure?

[SuperNJTRANSIT]

NICE

[travelsonic]

@MrBearsito

Close, they entered service in 1973, were being tested in 1972, which makes them 38/39 years old.

[MrBearsito]

The M2 cars are now 35 years old.

[trainlover1999]

cool video

[gregorygrice]

Awesome!

[TheRafaShow96]

Great video!