LIRR M7 EMUs on CSX M367 at Syracuse, NY

With three M7 EMUs behind CSXT 255 and CSXT 396, M367-06 passes under the Empire State Trail bridge on the southern end of Onondaga Lake.
With three M7 EMUs behind CSXT 255 and CSXT 396, M367-06 passes under the Empire State Trail bridge on the southern end of Onondaga Lake.

  On Monday and Wednesday this week, two movements of former Long Island Railroad (LIRR) M7 electric multiple unit (EMU) railcars passed through Syracuse, NY., on CSX manifest train M367. On Monday, three M7s came through Syracuse on M367-06. Then on Wednesday, another set of three came through on M367-08. The cars had been stripped of most of their components and were just the railcar bodies bound for a scrapper. 

M367 with three M7 EMUs on the head end pass through CP 286 at East Syracuse, NY.
M367 on the North Runner with three M7s on the head end passes through CP 286 at East Syracuse, NY.

  The M7s were built by Bombardier and were used on both the LIRR and Metro-North Railroad (MNCW). Delivery to the railroads began in 2002. The MNCW's version was known as the M7A. The M7A differed due to the different electrical system the MNCW uses. The M7s were used in pairs and each car contained a set of controls.

Sitting on flatcars, LIRR 7425, LIRR 7044, and LIRR 7033 pass through E. Syracuse, NY on head end of M367-08.
LIRR 7425, LIRR 7044, and LIRR 7033 pass through E. Syracuse, NY on head end of M367-08.

Photographs taken on March 6, 2023, and March 8, 2023.

Comments

  1. Guess 20 years is the useful life for commuter type rail cars

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    1. I'm a bit surprised that they are being replaced at the twenty-year mark. Seems young for railroad equipment.

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  2. That's an interesting catch. I am surprised as well that only 20 years. Usually they refurbish first.

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    1. I haven't dug into why they're being replaced after such a short service life. Perhaps these models were hard to maintain.

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