Long Island Rail Road says M9A fleet already six months behind schedule, and more expensive

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; October 22, 2019

One month after the Long Island Rail Road’s newest train fleet debuted — two years behind schedule — the LIRR has announced its next generation of cars is already running late.

A contract for the design and manufacture of the railroad’s “M9A” fleet, the successor to the new M9 cars, is at least six months behind schedule — the result of train manufacturers coming back with prices that were too high and delivery dates that were too late, railroad officials said.

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