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Description:
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From Wikipedia:
The M1 and M3 are two similar series of electric multiple unit rail cars built by the Budd Company for the Long Island Rail Road, the Metro-North Railroad and Metro-North's predecessors, Penn Central and Conrail.[2] Originally branded by Budd as Metropolitans, the cars are more popularly known under their model names, M1 (late 1960s/early 1970s cars) and M3 (mid 1980s cars). The Metro North cars were branded under the M1A and M3A series.
In service M1: 1968-2007
M1A: 1968-2009
M3: 1985-present
M3A: 1984-present
Manufacturer Budd Company
Built at Red Lion Assembly Plant
Northeast Philadelphia, PA
Family name Budd Metropolitan
Constructed M1/M1A: 1968-1973
M3/M3A: 1984-1986
Entered service M1: 1968
M1A: 1971
M3: 1985
M3A: 1984
Scrapped M1: 2007
M1A: 2009
M3:
M3A:
Number built 1264
M1: 770
M1A: 178
M3: 174
M3A:142
Number in service M1: (2 in work service)
M3: 132 (4 in work service)
M3A: 142
Number preserved 2 (M1 only)
Number scrapped 962
M1: 764
M1A: 178
M3: 20
M3A: 0
Formation Married Pair
Fleet numbers M1: 9001-9770
M1A: 8200-8377
M3: 9771-9944
M3A: 8000-8141
Capacity 120 (M3)[1]
Operator(s) Long Island Rail Road
Penn Central
Conrail
Metro-North Railroad
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless Steel, with fiberglass end caps on the operating ends
Train length 170 ft (51.82 m) - 1,020 ft (310.90 m)
Car length 85 ft (25.91 m)
Width 10 ft 6 in (3,200 mm)
Height 13 ft (3,962 mm) excluding rooftop horns
Floor height 4 ft (1,219 mm)
Platform height 4 ft (1,219 mm)
Doors Quarter point, double leaf automatic
Maximum speed 100 mph (160 km/h) design
80 mph (130 km/h) service
Traction system DC current fed through a camshaft controlled resistance switch to 4 DC traction motors.
Traction motors M1/M1A: 4x148 horsepower (110 kW) GE 1255 A2
M3/M3A: 4x160 horsepower (120 kW) GE 1261(M3