The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is set to replace hundreds of aging trains with modern railcars. On June 23, the MTA Finance Committee approved a $2.3 billion contract to purchase 316 new M-9A passenger railcars from Alstom Transportation. The order includes 160 cars for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and 156 cars for Metro-North Railroad. These new railcars will replace Metro-North’s outdated M-3 cars that have reached the end of their service life, as well as LIRR’s M-3 cars that have been kept running longer than planned. “New Yorkers deserve a fast, reliable and comfortable transit system,” said Governor … Continue reading MTA’s $2.3 Billion Deal: 316 Modern Railcars to Replace Aging Fleet by 2032