On May 17, 2013, several cars were damaged in a train accident in Fairfield, Connecticut. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut credited the M8 railcars' design with potentially saving lives. On January 29, 2014, the MTA board approved a miscellaneous procurement to purchase three additional M8 cars (one pair and one additional B car; to replace cars lost in the Fairfield Crash), twelve car trucks, spare parts, additional bench test equipment and repairs to four additional M8s. Of the total cost of $36 million, $8.4 million will be funded by a credit from Kawasaki in the original contract. The remainder will be funded by Metro-North and ConnDOT.