Hello,   
      
   I know that all most if not all the M1/1As have all gone out of revenue   
   service on MNRR and LIRR, but I have heard different stories about the   
   ultimate fate of some of them.   
      
   One story that I heard is that some of them wound up in Mexico for use   
   in passenger service as rail coaches. I don't know if that is true or   
   not as there is very little rail passenger service in the country,   
   though perhaps they could have found use in places like Mexico City or   
   Guadalajara for regional rail services?   
      
   I also heard that some of them underwent complete refurbishing and had   
   become DMUs elsewhere in North America, though I don't exactly know where.   
      
   Can anybody tell me if any of this is true or not? Are there any   
   pictures of them post-MNRR/LIRR?   
      
   Regarding the M2s, are any of them still operating? Is there a tentative   
   time for their retirement from revenue service? Also, are any of them   
   slated for any sort of post-MNRR service?   
      
   (They were good trains, the M2.)   
      
   What also is the fate of the M4 and M6? I had heard that the M6 is also   
   due for retirement soon, though this came as a surprise to me as they   
   are only about 20 years old. Surely, they would have another 10-15 years   
   left?   
      
   I did hear, however, that the M6s were full of technical problems.   
      
   Thanks in advance.   
      
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