MR-90 trains seen at Exporail! Retired train from the former AMT/exo Deux-Montagnes commuter line 🚂

Finally after waiting for years, the two final remaining MR-90 train wagons - 400 and 485 - are on display at the Exporail Canadian Railway Museum in Saint-Constant, just south of Montréal, Canada!

This video was filmed on Sunday, July 7, 2024.

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The MR-90 (MR meaning Materiel Roulant or, rolling stock in English) was first conceived in 1990 (hence what the 90 signifies). They were a single level EMU (electric multiple unit) which means they were powered 100% by electrical power. The trains were delivered in 1994 and 1995, just in time for the newly revamped Deux-Montagnes Line.

Five 10 rail-car trains were commonly used during their time. There was also an 8 rail-car train backup.

Once the announcement was made that a new electric light metro system (the REM) was coming to the Montreal and surrounding area, it was also announced that the Deux-Montagnes Line would also be converted to this new system, making the MR-90s obsolete.

The day in service for the MR-90s occurred on December 31, 2022.

From that day, the MR-90 trains were moved to the exo railyard in Southwest, Montreal.

It was then announced that the MR-90 trains would be put on the market place in hopes that another transit agency would purchase them and integrate them into their network. No buyers came forward, except for one interested transit agency, in which the identity of is still not known., but the trains were determined to be incompatible for their network.

All but two MR-90 rail wagons were scrapped.

The two remaining rail wagons, are the ones seen in this video: wagons 400 and 485