I never released until recently that the m3s were kept in terrible condition. I mean look at the beginning of the video where you can see the new MTA logo plastered over the old logo on the side of the train. Some cars have blue stripes and some don’t. And they look dirty.
Hi Fan Railer!! I have to ask you because I'm seeing alot of M3 rail cars from the 80's and 90's, are they going to retire now that the M9's are coming into passenger service or are they going to keep them in service? Please message me back and have a wonderful day my friend!! Happy Railfanning!!
yes a new platform as when east side access is done the Brooklyn branch is gonna get cut back to a shuttle running between Jamaica and Atlantic terminal.
While I like the trains. Goddamn they make a lot of noice. Why is the track in such horrible condition. All those twists and turns. Dozens of switches. How hard can it be to smooth it out a little bit. Those tracks look like they were laid in the 60s and never had an overhaul
They might have been, but this station is right next to an LIRR yard and it’s a pretty big station so they probably have the switches to make the quad tracked mainline turn into the 9 tracks in the station and into the other tracks to the yard. It’s also probably pretty old track.
![MTA Long Island Rail Road [LIRR] Morning Peak Hour Action @ Long Island City (9/16/19)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZVhMq15PBug/mqdefault.jpg)
2:26 3 trains heading out of Jamaica simultaneously in the same direction
and then 8:40?
I never released until recently that the m3s were kept in terrible condition. I mean look at the beginning of the video where you can see the new MTA logo plastered over the old logo on the side of the train. Some cars have blue stripes and some don’t. And they look dirty.
The blue stripe actually denotes cars that were paid for by the Port Authority of NY & NJ, if I'm not mistaken.
a ton of M3s!
Including 9871! 10:24
Awesome video.
Howd'ya get so many horn shows? I barely get any from LIRR engineers these days...
Hi Fan Railer!! I have to ask you because I'm seeing alot of M3 rail cars from the 80's and 90's, are they going to retire now that the M9's are coming into passenger service or are they going to keep them in service? Please message me back and have a wonderful day my friend!! Happy Railfanning!!
There gonna keep them in service for 5 years due to m9 being delayed from Kawasaki Japan.
New M9 is going on service tomorrow 9/11/19
like lirr train
Are they making on the south side of Jamaica station?
yes a new platform as when east side access is done the Brooklyn branch is gonna get cut back to a shuttle running between Jamaica and Atlantic terminal.
While I like the trains. Goddamn they make a lot of noice. Why is the track in such horrible condition. All those twists and turns. Dozens of switches. How hard can it be to smooth it out a little bit. Those tracks look like they were laid in the 60s and never had an overhaul
They might have been, but this station is right next to an LIRR yard and it’s a pretty big station so they probably have the switches to make the quad tracked mainline turn into the 9 tracks in the station and into the other tracks to the yard. It’s also probably pretty old track.