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   On 20.12.14 7:34, Roger T. wrote:   
   > What about on Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, where the M8s are   
   > completely different from the M2/4/6?   
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   > Not familiar with them but I expect there was no "training" there   
   > either. Probably familiarization with the cab and controls?   
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   >   
   > -- Cheers   
   >   
   > Roger T.   
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   >   
   Oh, no.   
      
   The M8 is markedly different from its predecessors. Whereas the cabs in   
   the M2/4/6 were largely toggle switches and relays, the M8 was a   
   completely different set up. In essence, it is a computer on flanged   
   wheels and you need to know how to work with the interfaces. On top of   
   that, there are different safety systems, a completely different   
   controller etc.   
      
   Weights are different, acceleration and braking are different.   
      
   In a word, it is a completely different type of train.   
      
   Yes, I'm sure that people could figure it out, and I could as well. But   
   being familiar with something and actually working with something are   
   different things.   
      
   These are not the best images, but I hope that they demonstrate the   
   differences between an M2 and an M8.   
      
   M2:   
      
   https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8154/7646374962_a2a26cdd3d_z.jpg   
      
   M8:   
      
   http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/MTA_Metro_Nor   
   h_M8_Control_Cab.jpg   
      
   https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8154/7646374962_a2a26cdd3d_z.jpg   
      
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