MTA sets Tuesday service plan
Here's the latest from the Maryland Transit Administration. Under these circumstances, I'll pass them along without comment.
Baltimore, MD (February 8, 2010) – The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is asking
customers for patience as the agency works to provide safe public transit services during the
season‟s heaviest snowfall. Continuous efforts to keep surfaces clear of snow and ice as well as
the removal of fallen tree branches on train tracks are labor intensive and require tremendous
resources. The following transportation service will be available on Tuesday, February 9, 2010:
LOCAL BUS
Limited service will be provided on the following Local Bus lines: #3, #5, #8, #10, #13,
#14, #15, #17, #19, #23, #35, #36, #40, #44, #52, #54, and #59. All other lines will not operate.
Customers are advised to call the Transit Information Center at 410-539-5000 to confirm the
status of their bus.
METRO SUBWAY
Metro Subway will operate every 15 to 20 minutes between Owings Mills and Johns
Hopkins Hospital due to single track operation in some areas. Parking lots have been cleared,
but many spaces remained blocked by snow.
LIGHT RAIL
Light Rail will operate as follows:
Between Hunt Valley and North Avenue, trains will operate every 30 minutes. Riders
continuing south of North Avenue must transfer at North Avenue.
Between North Avenue and Camden Yards, trains will operate every 40 minutes. Riders
continuing north or south must transfer at North Avenue or Camden Station.
Between Cromwell Station/Glen Burnie and Camden Yards, trains will operate every 20
minutes. Between BWI Marshall Airport and Camden Yards, trains will operate every 20
minutes. The combined frequency between Linthicum and Camden Yards is 10 minutes.
There will no service to Penn Station. The closest open Light Rail station is University of
Baltimore/Mt. Royal.
All stations are open, but parking lots, sidewalks, stairs, ramps and platforms may be slippery or
partially blocked by snow.
MARC TRAIN
MARC will be running an S schedule on the Penn, Camden and Brunswick lines.
COMMUTER BUS
Commuter Bus Routes 410, 411, and 420 will operate REGULAR service. Midday trip „A‟ on
Route 420 will also run.
Routes 310, 320, 915, 929, and 995 are all CANCELED for Tuesday. Park & Ride lots have not
been cleared.
All other Commuter Bus routes will operate on the “S” or "L/S" schedule. Only Trips with an
“S” or “L/S” above the trip number will operate.
*Route 991 riders-please check WMATA‟s website www.wmata.com for information regarding
service and the impact it may have on your commute.
Comments
The reason the Light Rail is so disrupted that the geniuses at the MTA only plowed a single track along Howard Street! The entire stretch north of Mount Royal to Hunt Valley is clear and double-tracked. This single track is creating the bottleneck. It is incredible that the MTA did not prioritize the Howard St. tracks as these carry both north-south service as well as the Penn Staion - Camden Shuttle.
Posted by: old_balto | February 9, 2010 7:43 AM
I wish I would have seen your post earlier this morning. I figured I'd check the MTA site for a report on how the Metro is running. The MTA site said they were running regular service with both tracks open.
So there I was, waiting on the platform for 30 solid minutes with no sign of a train in sight. One did come the other way on the wrong track, so I could see they were double tracking. I ended up leaving, not trusting any prospective ride at that point to be anything but a disaster.
So how come you know the real deal and can report it, but their own site, which was updated at 5am and 8am, had the wrong information?
Posted by: bluzdude | February 9, 2010 9:54 AM
LOCAL BUS
Limited service will be provided on the following Local Bus lines: #3, #5, #8, #10, #13,
#14, #15, #17, #19, #23, #35, #36, #40, #44, #52, #54, and #59. All other lines will not operate.
Customers are advised to call the Transit Information Center at 410-539-5000 to confirm the
status of their bus.
TRY CALLING....BUSY SIGNAL EVERYTIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Sue Carlin | February 9, 2010 12:31 PM
Why isn't the Sun reporting that many side or secondary streets have not been plowed? A plow may have come down some of the streets, but there is still 4 inches of snow on the ground. It is quite dangerous to be driving on theses "plowed" streets. Many cars are getting stuck or sliding on hills. Two lane roads are really 1 and 1/2 lane roads.
Posted by: Anne | February 9, 2010 12:52 PM
I sincerely wish the City and MTA would do a better job of prioritizing transit routes for snow clearing!!! It would be much easier to get everyone on transit running efficiently than dividing resources among transit routes, secondary roads, and side streets, then dealing with a crush of car commuters in limited lanes. My street has not been plowed, yet my bus (#11) to the downtown central business district is not running! So I have no choice but to dig out and drive, adding to the glut. It's ridiculous. I get the impression there is no clear snow plan and the plows go willy nilly where they want. Where is the leadership?
Posted by: NDresCity | February 9, 2010 2:04 PM
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Posted by: SHEILA | February 12, 2010 10:25 AM