A little late posting this, but the first of the LIRR M9 order arrived recently from Japan for testing. A bit of a punch to the gut aesthetically if I may say so. I think the MTA took a big step backward in quality of design with these clunker front ends. Besides looking like the front end is built from an erector set, the headlights are way too spread out and creates an absolutely artless, awkward and just down right stupid looking look which is especially frustrating considering there is no reason for deviating from what is already an attractive and established headlight/marker light layout on the cab ends of most of the previous M stock. These appear to follow a similar displeasing unimaginative cue that was taken with the MN M8's but without the charming top headlight flourish which I actually kind of like. Who is designing these? It's not hard to design an attractive and modern front end, yet they've figured out how to screw it up and stick us with something for the next 40 years that looks like its already 40 years old running in Argentina or something. Very disappointing. MTA you can do much better!
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Obviously if you are reading this and agreeing I think the whole "compare this to what they are getting in
_______(fill in the blank country or city)_______" thing can probably go unsaid, as you are well aware of how behind we are with good public design.
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