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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 The Metropolitans the cars are more popularly known under their model names M1 (late 1960s/1970s cars) and M3 (1980s cars).