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.