page_title: M1/M3 (railcar)
hierarchical_section_title: M1/M3 (railcar)
caption_attribution_description: English: Long Island Rail Road train #2820, an eight car train on the Far Rockaway Branch, departs the Cedarhurst Station en route to Far Rockaway.
context_page_description: 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. Originally branded by Budd as Metropolitans, the cars are more popularly known under their model names, M1 and M3. The Metro North cars were branded under the M1A and M3A series.
context_section_description: 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. 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.
caption: An M3 on the Long Island Rail Road at Cedarhurst in 2008
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