Railcars To Be Built in New York State and Provide Hundreds of New Jobs
M-9A Cars Improve Service Reliability and Include Accessibility Improvements
Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Finance Committee approved the purchase of M-9A Passenger Railcars today, June 23. This order includes 316 M-9A cars — 160 cars will be allocated to the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) fleet and 156 for Metro-North Railroad.
“New Yorkers deserve a fast, reliable and comfortable transit system. We are delivering that today through the purchase of modern railcars for the LIRR and Metro-North fleets,” Governor Hochul said. “The commuter rails are a li
LIRR and Metro-North negotiated certain aspects of the contract with extefeline for riders in one of the world’s largest and busiest transit systems — this is how we continue to achieve record on-time performance”nsive emphasis placed on reducing both the production and delivery schedules, resulting in a decrease of approximately 11 months and 14.6 percent in costs. The $2,304,271,712 contract covers the design, manufacture, test, furnish, and delivery of the M-9A railcars which will be built at Alstom's plants in New York State.
Pilot cars will be delivered by Alstom Transportation in 2029 and first enter LIRR passenger service in 2030. All cars will be delivered by 2032. The M-9A cars are needed to replace Metro-North's M-3 cars that are beyond their service life, and allowing the LIRR to retire its M-3 cars whose service has been extended to support service with the opening of Grand Central Madison. These railcars will operate in LIRR electric territories and on the Metro-North Hudson and Harlem lines.
This approval builds on the MTA’s ongoing efforts to modernize its entire fleet of rolling stock. The M-9A cars feature glass windows, USB charging ports and accessibility improvements, including automatic doors for bathrooms.
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