MTA Metro-North Railroad Delivers M3A Cars To The Danbury Railway Museum

MTA Metro-North Railroad Delivers M3A Cars To The Danbury Railway Museum

On the overnight of December 22-23, 2025, MTA Metro-North Railroad (MNR) delivered four M3As to the Danbury Railway Museum (DRM), which have been donated to the historic collection. The 142 M3As were built by Budd (1982-1985), and have served about 40 years in commuter service in the electric zones of the Hudson and Harlem Lines. While the M3As are planned for replacement by the future M9A order, various factors have led to the early retirement of some cars by MNR. At DRM, they join a robust roster of railroad equipment that spans more than a century of railroading in the Northeastern United States.

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Consist:
MNCW 402 (BL14CG)
MNCW 8106 (M3A)
MNCW 8107 (M3A)
MNCW 8002 (M3A)
MNCW 8003 (M3A)
MNCW 106 (GP35r)

At DRM, Electric Boat “Diane” (44-Tonner) was used to move the cars.

00:00 Bronx, NY - Mott Haven “MO”
01:17 New Rochelle, NY - MNR Station
01:58 South Norwalk, CT - MNR Station (meet with MNR 1897/MNCW 217 [Penn Central])
03:42 Bethel, CT - New Haven Station
04:40 Danbury, CT - Danbury Union Station
06:47 Danbury, CT - DRM Yard (MNR Power)
09:21 Danbury, CT - DRM Yard (DRM Power)

Note: Several of the scenes have been time-lapsed for the presentation

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