According to this MARC bulletin the B&P tunnel is closed. If this is a continuation of yesterday's closing or a separate item is unknown to us.
blue streak 1According to this MARC bulletin the B&P tunnel is closed. If this is a continuation of yesterday's closing or a separate item is unknown to us. MARC Service Alert <alert@mtamarylandalerts.com> To MTA Maryland Alerts Subscriber Aug 31 at 11:02 PM Penn Line Train 548 (9:00 dpt Wash) will continue beyond BWI Rail Station and service Halethorpe and West Baltimore Station. Extreme flooding conditions are preventing safe rail movement between West Baltimore and Penn Station, requiring Train 548 to terminate at West Baltimore Station. There is no estimate for service recovery at this time. Passengers are asked to seek alternative transportation to their final destination.
Localized severe weather - again. Moms Nature is not liking the Mid-Atlantic area for the Labor Day Weekend.
This year - I seem to feel we have had MORE localized and MORE severe weather and other atmospheric events than I remember from past years.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
MARC Penn line taking delays today due to heat orders. Unknown how much is track related and how much CAT related due to CAT sagging due to high heat.
Power lost to both north river tunnels into NYP at approximately 0430. Northbound bore now operational.
September 8, 2018
As of 8:15AM power has been restored to the northbound tracks at New York Penn Station, residual delays can be exprected. There is no estimate at this time, however, for restoration of the southbound tracks. Please check back for updates
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NJT bulletin
PATH is cross-honoring NJ Transit rail tickets and passes at Newark, Hoboken, WTC and Journal Square.
NJT rail tickets/passes are also being cross-honored by NJT bus and private carriers system-wide.
Another of the all too many failures of NEC signals north of WASH. MARC is suffering again.
CAT failure just south of BAL Penn station
Another signal failure south of BAL penn station
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-marc-train-20181015-story.html?fbclid=IwAR3J3qEAvgTMARVjwpM4IuwF-ZVadl5MBTGrHgbZArnOeDDXdmCxZ_xLQGo
Another failure today
another failure signals at WASH US.
Missed a cople times but here is another for today !
More issues near WASH !
Not CAT or signal but B&P Tunnel problem
Major delays on Keystone route due to tree doing damage to CAT and transmission lines Thursday afternoon. Another case of tree removal stopped by nimbys ?
https://twitter.com/AmtrakNECAlerts
SERVICE ADVISORY KEYSTONE LINE: Due to a down tree on the tracks the following adjustments have been made. Trains 601, 605, 607 are cancelled no alternate transportation; Trains 640, 642, 600 will operate PHL-NYP only no alternate transportation HAR-PHL.
blue streak 1Major delays on Keystone route due to tree doing damage to CAT and transmission lines Thursday afternoon. Another case of tree removal stopped by nimbys ? https://twitter.com/AmtrakNECAlerts
While NIMBY's may be part of the problem - remember that saplings that weren't even a thought, growing on private property in the 1930's when electrification was installed have now become full grown trees in the ensuing 85 years - trees that have had their purchase on the land weakend with the near record rain faill that has happend in the mid-Atlantic states this year. Full grown trees near the edge of the property line can easily fall into transmission and catenary lines.
Another CAT problem just south of PHL evidently all 4 tracks. The ol PRR CAT system takes out all 4 tracks too easily. Happened Thursday about 2000. Worse still evidently wires down started a fire that required fire department to put out fire shutting down fall tracks for a while.
Service Alert update: Catenary power has been restored on 3 of the 4 tracks between Philadelphia (PHL) and Wilmington (WIL). Trains now have the signal to resume travel. We will update as more information becomes available.
Service Alert: Rail travel between Wilmington and Philadelphia is currently on hold due to fire department activity in the area. Train 175 is holding in Philadelphia (PHL) and Train 186 is holding in Wilmington (WIL). We will update as more information becomes available.
Power failure around New Carrollton. At 0300 trains still not moving 177, 175, 187 Delays over 3 hours
SERVICE DISRUPTION: All Amtrak service to/from WAS has been temporarily suspended due to a power outage. Amtrak crews are working to restore power near Washington Union Station. Will update once more information is available.
Evidently power restored about 0400. However due to conflicting reports unable to confidently assign this to CAT or another type of power failure .
UPDATE: Power has been restored. Acela 2173 and Train 175 have arrived at WAS, Trains 2175, 187 and 177 are next to be on the move.
signal problems again.\
Signal problems again in WASH area.
Off topic but had a rail failure on MARC portion on NEC
CAT failure at Sunnyside yard in New York today. Delayed trains this afternoon.
Keystone Train 655 is currently operating about 50min late due to earlier overhead catenary wire issues outside of the Sunnyside Yard at New York (NYP). Please check http://Amtrak.com or our mobile app for status updates
EDIT; here is Amtrak bulletin about CAT problems.
https://www.amtrak.com/alert/service-delays-at-new-york-penn-station.html
Slightly off topic but did not find it on Amtrak but appears Amtrak still has not cleared the ROW of possible trees fouling tracks
Train 283 is now stopped due to a downed tree in its path outside of Amsterdam (AMS). We will update as more information becomes available.
Service Alert Update: There are still ongoing overhead power issues in New Haven (NHV). We now have 2 of the 4 tracks back in service. Trains traveling through the area may experience a delay. We will update as more information becomes available.
Here is MNRR's explanation. Note that one track is out of service for installation in the area for constsant tension CAT. Just one more reason for Amtrak to get off its duff and replace all the old PRR style on its tracks.
http://web.mta.info/supplemental/mnr/mnr_weather_info.html
blue streak 1Although not a Amtrak problem Amtrak took a hit in New Haven. Problem fixed at about 1300, Amtrak NortheastVerified account @AmtrakNECAlerts 11h11 hours ago More Service Alert Update: There are still ongoing overhead power issues in New Haven (NHV). We now have 2 of the 4 tracks back in service. Trains traveling through the area may experience a delay. We will update as more information becomes available. Here is MNRR's explanation. Note that one track is out of service for installation in the area for constsant tension CAT. Just one more reason for Amtrak to get off its duff and replace all the old PRR style on its tracks. http://web.mta.info/supplemental/mnr/mnr_weather_info.html
Easy to spend OPM that they don't have.
Keystone trips cancellled de to trees in the CAT. Another example of Amtrak not maintaining the ROW. It is only necessary action to prevent these problems by triming any trees in ROW that will sooner or later fall onto CAT. Trees all get old, rotten, and eventually die and some will fall onto CAT.
https://twitter.com/AmtrakNECAlerts/status/1146222533542330375
Problem worse as cancellations may exted into July 4th
https://www.amtrak.com/alert/modified-amtrak-keystone-service-this-wednesday-morning.html
blue streak 1Keystone trips cancellled de to trees in the CAT. Another example of Amtrak not maintaining the ROW. It is only necessary action to prevent these problems by triming any trees in ROW that will sooner or later fall onto CAT. Trees all get old, rotten, and eventually die and some will fall onto CAT. https://twitter.com/AmtrakNECAlerts/status/1146222533542330375 Problem worse as cancellations may exted into July 4th https://www.amtrak.com/alert/modified-amtrak-keystone-service-this-wednesday-morning.html
Maintaining trees on property you own is one thing - eliminating trees as a potential problem on property you don't own is another.
BaltACD Maintaining trees on property you own is one thing - eliminating trees as a potential problem on property you don't own is another.
Do not know property laws in each state of Amtrak's ROW. However here any tree or vegetation cutting the plane of property can be removed by owner of property not tree owner. We just have case of a person removing tree limbs of another property's tree threating his home. Tree owner refused to balance his tree. This tree then fell onto tree owners home and he has no recourse against trimmer because of the over weight parts of tree falling on his home.
BTW full disclosure have a neighbor's tree liimb threating my home.
blue streak 1 BaltACD Maintaining trees on property you own is one thing - eliminating trees as a potential problem on property you don't own is another. Do not know property laws in each state of Amtrak's ROW. However here any tree or vegetation cutting the plane of property can be removed by owner of property not tree owner. We just have case of a person removing tree limbs of another property's tree threating his home. Tree owner refused to balance his tree. This tree then fell onto tree owners home and he has no recourse against trimmer because of the over weight parts of tree falling on his home. BTW full disclosure have a neighbor's tree liimb threating my home.
What I am referring to is tree(s) say 100 feet tall - 20 feet (or so) from the property line falling across the property line and onto Amtrak facilities. I am not talking about a overhanging branch.
Visited my son in Kansas in the middle of May. They had a windy T'storm and at a property 'down the street' a fully mature 'live' old tree was blown over with the root structure ending up 7 - 8 feet in the air. Fortunately, no dwelling structures were impacted, however the top of the tree was on the 3rd property over, not just the neighbors property.
More CAT power problems at Newark and north of Baltimore
Train 160 is currently operating about 30min late due to earlier overhead power issues at Newark (EWR); and speed restrictions and rail congestion east of New Rochelle (NRO).
Acela Train 2258 is currently operating about 20 minutes late due to a power issue north of Baltimore.
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